Lucia DeRespinis | |
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Born | 1927 (age 96–97) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Alma mater | Pratt Institute |
Known for | Industrial design |
Lucia DeRespinis (born 1927) is an American industrial designer known for her work with George Nelson and her creation of the pink and orange Dunkin' Donuts logo. [1]
DeRespinis was born in Cleveland, Ohio [2] in 1927. She attended St. Lawrence University and then Pratt Institute, graduating in 1952. [3] She worked at the design studio George Nelson & Associates from 1954 through 1963. [4] Her creations there include the Beehive Hanging Lamp. [5] [6] In 1959 she worked on the design of the American display for the American National Exhibition in Moscow. [3] [7]
She taught design at Pratt from 1975 until 2020, when she retired. [8]
DeRespinis was the recipient of the 2008 Rowena Reed Kostellow Award. [7] She is a Fellow of the Industrial Designers Society of America . [4] Her work is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston [9] and the Vitra Design Museum Collection. [10] [11]
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