Edwin Schlossberg
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| Born | Edwin Arthur Schlossberg July 19, 1945 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Designer, author, artist |
| Spouse |
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (2012) |
Edwin Arthur Schlossberg (born July 19, 1945) is an American designer, author, and artist. He specializes in designing interactive experiences, beginning in 1977 with the first hands-on learning environment in the U.S. for the
Early life
Schlossberg was born in
Bar Mitzvah.[7]
Education
Schlossberg attended New York's
Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.[11]
Career
Schlossberg's multi-disciplinary design firm,
Fifth Avenue in New York City. It has produced award-winning interactive experiences for institutional and corporate clients.[8][12]
Projects include:
- Terrell Place, Washington, D.C.
- Barclays Center Media Experience, Brooklyn, NY
- Best Buy – Concept Stores
- Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate[13]
- Ellis Island – American Family Immigration History Center
- Playa Vista
- Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
- Reuters Spectacular at 3 Times Square[14]
- Sony Plaza and Sony Wonder Technology Lab
- Time Warner Home to the Future installation[15]
- World Financial Center Breezeway Media Walls
- World Trade Center and World Financial Center Informational Kiosks
Schlossberg has been singled out as a "leader in interactive design" by Wired magazine.[16]
Schlossberg's plans for a redesign of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland received public attention when ESI was engaged to lead the project in 2007,[12][17] but the Hall of Fame ultimately chose a different design because of cost considerations.[18]
Personal life
Schlossberg married attorney Caroline Kennedy on July 19, 1986, his 41st birthday.[11] They have three children, all born in New York:
- Rose Schlossberg (born June 25, 1988)[19]
- Tatiana Schlossberg (born May 5, 1990)[20]
- Jack Schlossberg (born January 19, 1993)[19][21]
Written works
- Schlossberg, Edwin (1973). Einstein and Beckett; a record of an imaginary discussion with Albert Einstein and Samuel Beckett. New York. ISBN 0825630118.)
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- Schlossberg, Edwin (1977). The philosopher's game: match your wits against the 100 greatest thinkers of all time. New York: ISBN 0312604629.
- Fuller, R.B.; Schlossberg, E. (1977). Tetrascroll. Universal Limited Art Editions.
- Schlossberg, Edwin (1985). The pirated edition of Stevens and Bohr: a record of correspondence between Wallace Stevens and Niels Bohr and journals written during that correspendence. London; Zurich: Princelet Editions. ISBN 0862980143.
- Schlossberg, Edwin (1998). Interactive excellence: defining and developing new standards for the twenty-first century. Library of contemporary thought. New York: ISBN 0345423712.
References
- ^ "Ronald Feldman Gallery". www.feldmangallery.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Thomas E. Luebke, ed., Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 2013): Appendix B, p. 554.
- ^ "Edwin Schlossberg Appointed to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts | Commission of Fine Arts". www.cfa.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Edwin Schlossberg | Commission of Fine Arts". www.cfa.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Alfred I. Schlossberg Textile Manufacturer, 87". The New York Times. December 7, 1995. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-7434-9738-1. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ a b Jeffery Hogrefe, "The family man", New York, April 30, 2001.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Edwin Schlossberg '67 (left), classmate of honoree Joel I. Klein '67, is joined by his wife, Caroline Kennedy". Columbia College Today. May 2002. Archived from the original on June 25, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Caroline Bouvier Kennedy to wed Edwin Schlossberg". The New York Times. March 2, 1986. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
- ^ a b Evgenia Peretz, "Interactive Man", Vanity Fair, December 2007.
- ^ Doug Most, "Behind the Kennedy Institute Experience with Edwin Schlossberg", The Boston Globe, March 29, 2015.
- ^ Brad Wieners, "Making Headlines in 10,000-Point Type", Wired, December 2002.
- ^ Rebecca Mead, "Cable Guy", The New Yorker, January 22, 2007.
- ^ Wieners, Brad. "Making Headlines in 10,000-Point Type". WIRED. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- Toledo Blade, April 20, 2007.
- ^ John Soeder, "$6.9 million redesign reinvigorates the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum", The Plain Dealer, March 11, 2012.
- ^ a b Zibart, Eve (June 18, 2012). "Kennedys 4.0: The Dynasty Endures". Boston Common. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ "2nd Girl for Caroline Kennedy". Los Angeles Times. May 9, 1990. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ Mcfadden, Robert D. (May 20, 1994). "DEATH OF A FIRST LADY; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Dies of Cancer at 64". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved December 12, 2012.