“Eventually everything connects — people, ideas, objects.” Charles Eames’ iconic quote is more than the title of Cranbrook Art Museum’s current exhibition — it’s a guiding principle. And this year, that idea resonates even more with the inclusion of our favorite industrial designer, Chuck Harrison, whose work and legacy are in a well-deserved spotlight. A […]
Chuck’s Mid-Century Legacy Reframed at Cranbrook Read More »
Chuck Harrison designed 8-12 sewing machines every year for 12 years.
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Many may be surprised to learn that during decades when America wrestled with its identity in the streets, an African American sat with a pencil and gave shape to the American Dream object by object. Much of what we know treasure as middle-class American icons, the objects that turned a house into a home, were
The New York Times A recent New York Times article by Alice Rawsthorn featured three successful African-American designers and discussed diversity in design and talked about Chuck’s experience in comparison to today’s designers. Although many strides have been made since Chuck began working, there clearly is a great deal of work ahead to give creative
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Date: Feb. 7, 2011 SAIC Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
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Date: Sept. 24-28, 2010 Oregon Caves Chateau, Cave Junction, OR From September 24th to the 28th, Oregon Caves National Monument and the Oregon Caves Outfitters hosted Charles Harrison. Harrison redesigned the now classic View-Master, which was invented at Oregon Caves in 1938. The public was invited free of charge to hear his talk on the
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Chuck visited the Industrial Design department at California State University
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In celebration of the National Design Awards 10th Anniversary, Chuck Harrison was featured on the Smithsonian Channel’s Spotlight Program.
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Chuck is the guest speaker for The 8th Annual African Heritage Celebration Luncheon.
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Chuck shared the AIGA Make/Think main stage with design student Ethan Bodnar to co-present on building their careers in an engaging and thoughtful look at the differences and similarities of these two uniquely successful designers.
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