Designer Paolo Lanna

Experience

Consultant 1999 - Present
DESIGN CONSULTANT - Studio Red and Rockwell Group New York Product Design/Modeling (City of NY, Nobu, Busch Grove), Ion Design New Jersey Product Design (Altec Lansing, Lysol, Johnson & Johnson), Thought Squad Los Angeles Graphic Design (Los Angeles Center Studios) , Jamie Drake Design New York Interior/Product Design, Colette Malouf New York Interior Design (Colette Malouf), Cedot Corporation New York Interior Design / Restoration (lobby and elevator cab styling), Degrippes Gobe and Assoc. New York Interior/Product Design (Structure, Victoria’s Secret, CBI), Two Twelve Associates New York Environmental Design (Walt Disney Theme Park Concepts) Ancona and Associates San Francisco Museum Design (San Diego Hall of Champions, Walt Disney), Rossignol/Lange S.P.A. Montebelluna Product Design (Lange Ski Boots, Rossignol Ski Boots), Astro Products Palo Alto Product Design

Proteus Design 1997 - 1998 Boston, MA
SENIOR DESIGNER Tasks: Organizing and directing projects, interaction with clients and vendors, space planning for studio. Full design participation from original concept work to 3-D mock ups to control file drawings (Ashlar Vellum). Projects- product design (housewares, kitchen appliances, office accessories), exhibit design (POP displays) to interior design (space planning, office design, hotel signage)
Clients include: Braun, Quisinart, Homedics, Hunt, Duracraft, Honeywell, Mr. Coffee, Doubletree Hotels

Inno Design 1995-1996 Palo Alto, CA
SENIOR DESIGNER Designed a multitude of consumer products from kitchen appliances to computers. Projects; multimedia systems, wireless phones , juice extractor, microwaves, refrigerators, kitchen appliances, conference tables, office space, and exhibit space. Generated concept sketches, renderings, layouts, control file drawings (CAD). Graphics; corporate image, logos
Clients include: Daewoo, Samsung, Syquest, TYM

Design Technology 1994 Mill Valley, CA
DESIGNER Problem solving, interacting with clients and manufacturers, drafting and building working prototypes, researching methods and materials for manufacture. Generated concepts for outdoor furniture, stretched fabric systems.
Clients include: Tropitone, Kendall

Henry Dreyfuss Associates 1992 - 1993 New York, N.Y.
DESIGNER Projects included: Polaroid (camera concepts), AT&T (public telephone booths and information kiosks), John Deere (Lawn Tractors, Riding Mowers, Elec&Gas Trimmers). Research, concept sketching, rendering and illustration work.
Clients include: AT&T, Polaroid, John Deere.

Education

Art Center College of Design Pasadena, California B.S. Industrial Design 1991
University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont. B.A. Fine Arts 1986
Syracuse University Florence, Italy Fine Arts 1983-1984

Design Awards

Gold Idea 1992 Industrial Design Excellence Award Air Bass
Aluminum Electric Upright

Silver Idea 1991 Industrial Design Excellence Award Telesketch an Electronic Sketch Pad Telephone

Finalist 1991 Design The Future (Scholarship) Global, a Spin Access Encyclopedia

Finalist 1990 Sony Design Vision (Scholarship) Telesketch an Electronic Sketch Pad Telephone