Sky High Design Phil Hettema (BFA 81) Illustration Phil Hettema is bringing simple and elegant design to Glitter Gulch with the creation of the world’s tallest observation wheel, the High Roller at Caesars, stretching 550 feet into the Las Vegas skyline. “I think this wheel is really,...
MacArthur Fellow and Fine Art alumnus Jorge Pardo has been bucking tradition since he rose to prominence in 1998.
ACTOR ALDIS HODGE REFLECTS ON THE IMPACT OF ARTCENTER'S TEENS PROGRAM ON HIM AS A WATCH DESIGNER It’s a bright day in New York City, and Aldis Hodge—actor and co-founder of the new Black-owned concept art studio 9B Collective—is on the move. During the course of this Zoom intervie...
Kevin Bethune (MS Industrial Design) on facing obstacles, his commitment to connecting people with their dreams and taking the high road in business and in life.
Change Lab Episode 13: Courtney Martin on Activism and Inspiring Social Justice through Writing Courtney E. Martin is a recognized author, cultural critic, TED Speaker, social activist and weekly columnist for the Webby Award-inning website, On Being. Her work is vulnerable yet powerful, filled wit...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 31 Ini Archibong on designing to spark wonder Ini Archibong is a luxury goods designer. He is also a furniture and immersive experience designer as well as an ArtCenter alum. He is all these things and yet this description remains inadequate. So heres how to explains wha...
The second issue of ArtCenter On features stories on immersive experiences; the recruitment of diverse students post-affirmative action; a conversation between chef Justin Pichetrungsi and Coola founder Chris Birchby; and more.
The debut issue of ArtCenter On features stories on generative AI; sustainable personal transportation; an excerpt from Kevin Bethune's "Reimagining Design"; illustrations by Keiji Ishida; and more.
Change Lab Podcast Episode 18 Lisa Kron on Turning Memory into Meaning on Broadway Best known for her Tony Award-winning work on the Broadway hit musical Fun Home (based on Alison Bechdels eponymous graphic novel about coming of age and coming out) Lisa Kron is a singularly talented playwright and...
Concept Designer Neville Page on Critiques, Directors and Gaboon Vipers “What we hoped to achieve was to meet our makers,” says a character in director Ridley Scott’s sci-fi film Prometheus, describing the lofty goals of their mission. “To get answers. Why they even made us ...
The third issue of ArtCenter On features stories on Fuseproject founder and CEO Yves Behar; Latina/e/o/x entrepreneurs in Southern California; a roundtable discussion on entrepreneurship with members of the ArtCenter community; and more.
Change Lab Episode 11: Ellen Lupton on Design as Storytelling Ellen Lupton is a design thinker of the highest order. As curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City, she has produced numerous exhibitions and books, including Thinking with Type (2004), whi...
Dan Brodnitz on democratizing education at LinkedIn Learning
Transportation Design Alum Tisha Johnson on design as a growth mindset
On Spain's Costa Brava, a Pavilion Rises Cloud 9, an award-winning Barcelona-based firm known for its dynamic, cutting-edge architecture, has collaborated with ArtCenter’s Environmental Design Department to design and fabricate a work/play pavilion for a residential site located on Spain&rsqu...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 1: Lynda Weinman on Taking Arts Education Online In the debut episode of ArtCenter’s Change Lab podcast, President Lorne Buchman interviews Lynda Weinman, who partnered with her husband, ArtCenter alum Bruce Heavin, to found Lynda.com in 1995. What began as a m...
Change Lab Podcast: Niklas Gustafsson on Tacklingthe Pepsi Challenge ArtCenter alum Niklas Gustafsson is the Global Director for PepsiCos Design and Innovation team. His wide-ranging duties at PepsiCo embody a uniquely modern corporate dilemma for brands striving to remain relevant to Millennials: ...
Change Lab Episode 12: Chris Kraus on Writing Through a Mask Chris Kraus is the rare writer to capture both the literary imagination and the pop culture zeitgeist. When her 1998 novel, I Love Dick, was re-issued in 2006, it was embraced as a feminist classic by a new generation. Among her admirers ...
Graphic Design alumna and UX designer Petra Wennberg (BFA 1994), co-founder of Pasadena-based Interactivism, designs brands and digital products based on research, data and intuition.
Change Lab Podcast Episode 14: Jackie Amezquita on Crossing Borders and Making Change We are trying something new: We have decided to add an episode every year to the Change Lab podcast that will feature one of our graduating students. Its a way for our listeners to learn, directly, about some of t...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 21 Ari Montanez on Realizing his NBA Dreams through Design Fall 2018 Product Design graduate Ari Montanez has spent much of his relatively short life equipping himself with the skills and stamina necessary to succeed in a highly competitive arena – ideally Madison ...
The Show Must Go On: In The Face of the Pandemic, ArtCenter's Exhibitions March Forward Currently installed at the Williamson Gallery at ArtCenter’s Hillside Campus, the exhibition SKY explores how scientific discoveries have altered our understanding of reality. Objects on view include a rar...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 29 Saki Mafundikwa and Sadie Red Wing on Decolonizing Design Sadie Red Wing and Saki Mafundikwa grew up a world and two generations apart. Sadie was born into the Lakota tribe and also considers herself a citizen of the Spirt Lake Nation of Fort Totten, South Dakotatwo l...
Change Lab 46: UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ on creating institutional change from within