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Josh Owen

  • March 9, 2020

    cast iron match striker.

    The New York Times features a match striker designed by Josh Owen, distinguished professor and director of the industrial design program.

  • December 6, 2019

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    Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 28: Since 2010, Metaproject has paired RIT student designers with a client in what has become a signature project for the university’s internationally-ranked industrial design program. Distinguished professor Josh Owen, director of RIT’s industrial design program and founder of Metaproject, talks with distinguished professor Roger Remington, director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, about a decade of connecting students to industry.

  • May 28, 2019

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    RIT students, faculty and alumni take Manhattan for stellar Design Week

    Students, faculty, staff and alumni from RIT’s College of Art and Design descended on Manhattan last week for NYCxDesign—New York City’s annual celebration of design that attracts hundreds of thousands from across the globe—that included a memorable celebration on the iconic Sesame Street.

  • April 11, 2019

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    RIT honors three as inaugural class of Distinguished Faculty

    RIT announced John Klofas, Bruce Smith and Josh Owen as its first class of Distinguished Faculty, leaders who have provided insights and solutions to today’s criminal justice issues, produced groundbreaking work in nanolithography and developed exciting industrial design innovations.