Lucia DeRespinis

Lucia DeRespinis
Born1927 (1927)
Cleveland, Ohio
Alma materPratt Institute
Known forIndustrial design

Lucia DeRespinis (b. 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]

References[edit]

  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.
  3. ^ a b "Lucia Derespinis". Designing Women. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Lucia DeRespinis, FIDSA". Industrial Designers Society of America. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Leisure Lighting". George Nelson Foundation. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Illuminated Design: Metal Lighting in the Postwar Era". R & Company. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Lucia DeRespinis Receives 2008 Rowena Award - News /". RRK Fund. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Lucia DeRespinis". Designed by Women. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Lucia DeRespinis". The MFAH Collections. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  10. ^ "2238 (Eye/Lyre), designed by Lucia DeRespinis, Howard Miller Clock Company". George Nelson Foundation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  11. ^ "2239 (Spindle/Spool) designed by Lucia DeRespinis". George Nelson Foundation. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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