The Toyota Lecture Series

The Toyota Lecture Series in Design was established through a generous $1 million endowment gift to the College for Creative Studies from Toyota Motor Company. The endowment is used to bring prominent designers and scholars in all fields of design to speak at CCS. Previous Toyota Lecturers include Hideichi Misonom, Shiro Nakamura, Alexander Gelman, April Greiman, Wahei Hirai, Kevin Hunter, Syd Mead, Daniel Pink, Karim Rashid, Chris Lefteri, Matthew Crawford, Stephen Burks, Stefan Sielaff, Kyle Cooper, Ezio Manzini, and Min Wang.

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News

1. 17 Oct 2011 CCS's Toyota Lecture Series presents Gordon Bruce on October 20, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

   Gordon Bruce is an industrial designer and author of the monograph Eliot Noyes (Phaidon Press, London), which surveys the work of the celebrated Modernist architect / designer for whom he worked for more than a decade. His designs and writings have appeared in numerous magazines, including AXIS, Scientific American, Domus, ID, and Time.

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2. 16 Mar 2011 CCS' Toyota Lecture Series on Design welcomes Bruce Block on Wednesday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m.

   Wednesday, March 16 at 6 p.m. CCS Toyota Lecture Series presents: Bruce Block This USC School of Cinematic Arts faculty member presents his work in the Entertainment Arts industry. Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium Walter B. Ford II Building Walter & Josephine Ford Campus

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3. 23 Feb 2011 CCS' Toyota Lecture Series on Design welcomes Glenn Shrum, owner and founder of Flux Studio, on Wednesday, February 23, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

   The College for Creative Studies and Toyota Motor Corporation cordially invite you to attend the Toyota Lecture Series On Design featuring Glenn Shrum, owner and founder of Flux Studio.

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4. 07 Feb 2011 CCS' Toyota Lecture Series welcomes David Gibson, founding partner, Two Twelve on Tuesday, February 8 at 6:00 p.m.

   As founding partner of Two Twelve, a graphic design firm based in New York City, David Gibson leverages the power of design to transform peoples' experience of public space. With sensitivity to context and a talent for consensus-building, he leads comprehensive wayfinding strategy and signage programs for leading institutions and organizations around the country.

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5. 24 Nov 2010 CCS' Toyota Lecture Series welcomes Massimo Ferragamo on Wednesday, December 1 at 6:00 p.m.

   CCS' Toyota Lecture Series welcomes Massimo Ferragamo on Wednesday, December 1 at 6:00 p.m. The son of designer Salvatore Ferragamo, Massimo Ferragamo oversees sales and distribution of Ferragamo products in North America. He presents an intimate look inside his professional life and personal lineage.

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6. 17 Nov 2010 CCS' Toyota Lecture Series welcomes celebrated designer Stefan Sagmeister on Friday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m.

   CCS' Toyota Lecture Series welcomes celebrated designer Stefan Sagmeister on Friday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Benson and Edith Ford Conference Center at the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education.

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7. 14 Oct 2010 CCS' Toyota Lecture Series welcomes Ken Walker, international designer of retail spaces on Wednesday, October 20 at 6 p.m.

   Ken Walker, international designer of retail spaces lectures on innovation.

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8. 30 Sep 2010 As a part of the Toyota Lecture on Design, Scott Robertson, Concept Designer, will be lecturing tonight at 6p.m. in the Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium

   As a part of the Toyota Lecture on Design, Scott Robertson, Concept Designer, will be lecturing tonight at 6p.m. in the Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium, Walter B. Ford II Building, Walter and Josephine Ford Campus.

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9. 22 Apr 2010 CCS to host Toyota Lectures on Design by Niels Diffrient on April 28 and Scott Robertson on April 29

   The College for Creative Studies will host a Toyota Lecture on Design by preeminent American designer and Detroit native, Niels Diffrient on Wednesday, April 28 and entertainment designer, Scott Robertson on Thursday, April 29 both at 6 p.m.

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10. 30 Mar 2010 CCS' Toyota Lecture Series on Design welcomes film and television production artist and CCS Alumnus Tim Flattery on Tuesday, April 6 at 6 p.m.

    College for Creative Studies will host a Toyota Lecture on Design by film and television production artist and CCS Alumnus Tim Flattery on Tuesday, April 6 at 6 p.m. In a landmark and unique career that has spanned over two decades, Tim Flattery is a modern day renaissance man in film and television production art.

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