Faculty*

Faculty for the Design 101TM seminars are chosen for their distinguished scholarship and knowledge, their excellent communication skills, their enthusiasm for teaching, and their overall reputations for excellence in their fields. Among those who teach Design 101TM are:



    Architecture:
    Barry Bergdoll
    Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Art History, Columbia University
    Author of Mies in Berlin, European Architecture 1750-1890, and others.
    Click here for detailed biographical information about Barry Bergdoll.

    Fashion:
    Valerie Steele
    Director of the Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology
    Author of Fashion, Italian Style, The Corset: A Cultural History, and others.
    Click here for detailed biographical information about Valerie Steele.

    Graphic design:
    Steven Heller
    Art director of the New York Times Book Review
    Co-chair of the MFA Design Program at the School of Visual Arts
    Author of Genius Moves: 100 Icons of Graphic Design, The Graphic Design Reader, and others.
    Click here for detailed biographical information about Steven Heller.

    Interior design:
    Shashi Caan
    Chair of the Interior Design Program at Parsons School of Design
    Founder of The Shashi Caan Collective
    Click here for detailed biographical information about Shashi Caan.

    Product design:
    George H. Marcus
    Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of the History of Art, University of Pennsylvania
    Author of What is Design Today?, Landmarks of Twentieth-century Design (co-author), and others.
    Click here for detailed biographical information about George Marcus.




* Faculty rosters are subject to change without notice.