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David Gresham

Director, Graduate Studies

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  • Digital Answering Machine Concept for Dictaphone, 1987, Design Logic
  • Compact Disc Video Camera for RCA, 1986, Design Logic
  • "Think" Chair for Steelcase, 2003. Designed by Oliver Löw during my tenure as V.P. of Design
  • Festival System for Harmon Kardon, 1996, Fitch
  • Leap Work Lounge for Steelcase, 2001. Designed by IDEO and Steelcase during my tenure as V.P. of Design
  • Desk Fan for Details, 1991. During my tenure as V.P. of Design for Details
  • Pathways Design Options for Steelcase, 2001. During my tenure as V.P. of Design
  • Pathways Design Options for Steelcase, 2001. During my tenure as V.P. of Design

David Gresham, an international leader in design innovation, joined the College in April as director of graduate studies. Gresham, the co-founder and until recently Head of Marketing and Sales for Lucesco Lighting in New York City, has over 30 years of industrial design experience. He was head of design at Steelcase Corporation, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As Senior Consultant/Vice President at Fitch Inc., Gresham’s clients included Eastman Kodak, Hitachi, Xerox, AT&T, Digital, Mitsubishi, NCR, Thermos, Harman International and Iomega. Gresham brings to CCS unparalleled experience in establishing design innovation within an organization, as well as a worldwide network of design experts. His iconic design work, starting in 1984 as a co-founder of Design Logic in Chicago, has been highly influential in design circles worldwide. Gresham has been recognized by his peers throughout his career for continuing to expand the boundaries of product design. Many of his products are housed in museum collections and have been published in The New York Times, Metropolis, Interior Design, Business Week, ID Magazine, and Architectural Record. Gresham has served as a guest lecturer at leading art and design colleges including the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and also held the Nierenberg Chair of Design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Gresham earned a MFA in Design from Cranbrook and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.