Rosanne Somerson: Making and Contemporary Practice

President, Professor of Furniture Design, Rhode Island School of Design 

About the Speaker:

Rosanne Somerson, President of Rhode Island School of Design, professor and founder of RISD Furniture Design department. Well regarded as a visionary leader in art and design education, she has served as the RISD provost for years before her presidency. Rosanne Somerson is an American woodworker, furniture designer/maker. As a leading figure in American studio furniture field, she has maintained a professional studio practice, Rosanne Somerson Furniture since 1979. She is the co-editor of The Art of Critical Making: Rhode Island School of Design on Creative Practice. Her work has been exhibited internationally and collected by Smithsonian American Art Museum and many others.

Time

18:00 - 19:00, March 15, Thursday, 2018

Location

Darkroom Lecture Hall, College of Design and Innovation (D&I),Tongji University

Moderator

LOU Yongqi, Dean of D&I

ZHOU Hongtao, Director of D&I Innovation Field 

MO Jiao, Director of Furniture Department of D&I

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Rosanne Somerson Work Exhibition

Time: March 16th-18th.

Location: D&I Main Hall

Along with the lecture and at Design Shanghai 2018

Address

 No.281 Fuxin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China, 200092

Rosanne box