Product Design Department collection
RD, 08/2012
Art Center College of Design Archives
2014-04-09
Title: Product Design Department collection
Identifier/Call Number: RG 31
Date: 1950, 1980-2009
Physical Description:
6 folders
Contributing Institution:
Art Center College of Design Archives
Biography/Organization History
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Note Product design was first taught at Art Center in the 1950s within the Industrial Design curriculum. It became a separate
department in 1991.
Product Design Department Chairs are: C. Martin Smith,1987-2008 Karen Hofmann, 2008 - present
Creator/Collector:
1950-
Product Design Department
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Scope and Content Note
The Product Design collection contains a handful of folders not created and accessioned from the Department Chairs office.
Included are course syllabi, department brochures, and email announcements. Noteworthy items include a furniture exhibition
booklet from 1950 and notes that accompany images from a Buckminster Fuller Shower project from 1980.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Product Design Department
Product design
Related Material
RG 31.01.01 Product Design Department: Chair – C. Martin Smith papers
Conditions of Use
Copyright held by Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, Calif.). No restrictions. Collection is open for research by appointment.