Lucia DeRespinis

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Lucia DeRespinis
Born1927 (age 9697)
Alma materPratt Institute
Known forIndustrial 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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References

  1. Keith, Kelsey (3 February 2015). "Meet the George Nelson Associate Who Designed the Dunkin' Donuts Logo". Dwell. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. Falino, Jeannine (2011). Crafting modernism: midcentury American art and design: [exhibition Crafting modernism. Midcentury American art and design, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, October 11, 2011 - January 15, 2012; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, February 27 - May 21, 2012]. New York: Abrams. p. 278. ISBN   978-0810984806.
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  10. "2238 (Eye/Lyre), designed by Lucia DeRespinis, Howard Miller Clock Company". George Nelson Foundation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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