José Manuel dos Santos: Leading With Design | MassArt Sharp Edges Design Speaker Series
When:
Thursday, Apr 13, 2023 6:30p -
8:30p
Thursday, Apr 13, 2023 6:30p -
8:30p
Where:
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Huntington Studio
621 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, Classes, Lectures & Conferences, Social Good
Event website:
https://blogs.massart.edu/gradstudents/sharp-edges-design-speaker-series/
Massachusetts College of Art and Design continues the Spring 2023 Sharp Edges Design Speaker Series with José Manuel dos Santos: LEADING WITH DESIGN. This conversation explores unique perspectives on the topic of designing an ecosystem of products and services that span physical and digital realms.
Register here and join MassArt's design community on Thursday, April 13 at 6:30pm at the Huntington Studio, MassArt Design and Media Center, 621 Huntington Ave in Boston at 6:30pm EST. This event is free and open to the public, with limited seating!
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José Manuel dos Santos is a designer, thought leader and passionate entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in design and design management. He began his career in Portugal as an industrial designer, and went on to form and sell two European product design companies. He worked as Industrial Design Director in Barcelona and led a large Internet company in Lisbon as Chief Design Officer. In 2011, dos Santos came to the US and joined Fortune 500 company Masco as Design Director, and in 2016 joined Signify (formerly PHILIPS Lighting) as Head of Design Americas.
Signify is one of the most successful modern stories of digital transformation and José leads a practice vital to that continued success. With a PhD focused on design leadership, and heading MassArt’s 2023 Design Leadership Lab at MassArt, José brings both a scholarly and practiced perspective to the topic of leading with design.
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SHARP EDGES DESIGN SPEAKER SERIES
Interesting Discussions with interesting People
Presented by MassArt's Design Innovation Graduate Program and the Department of Industrial Design
Sharp Edges brings together leading voices in the design world to explore topics at the forefront of the field. Hosted by MassArt professors James Read, Chair of Industrial Design Department and Ben Little, Director of Design Innovation, our first series of speakers will explore ethics, leadership, and ecosystems from design leader perspectives.
Questions? Contact [email protected].
