08.25.2010
Josh Owen has accepted an offer from the Rochester Institute of Technology to join their faculty this fall. He will hold the title of Associate Professor of Industrial Design in the College of Imaging Arts and Science's School of Design and will be playing leading roles in the development of the Vignelli Center For Design Studies and various internationalization initiatives. R.I.T. was listed in Business Week's 60 Best Design Schools In The World in 2010.
08.12.2010
Josh Owen releases his new cast iron Menorah for AREAWARE at the New York International Gift Fair at the Jacob Javits Center, August 15th to 19th, 2010. Please visit the AREAWARE booth in the Accent on Design section, Booth #3832. Pre orders here.
07.19.2010
The studio will relocate shortly. In the mean time, please excuse the phone line being down. Use email to contact us in the interim: info@joshowen.com
05.16.2010
Welcome to the New American Home! Going from a national perspective to a cultural melting pot, CITE follows up last year's successful show 400 Years Later, CITE Goes Dutch with an exhibition of new American design for the 2010 edition of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). Curators Alissia Melka-Teichroew and Jan Habraken have created a 400 sq feet skeleton house that they filled with a selection of current work made by young, old, renowned and emerging American based designers and companies including Josh Owen LLC. The aim is to create a sense of the New American Home so visitors can experience strong and interesting contemporary design in the context of an occupied house. The exhibition features designers and companies from many different countries and backgrounds, all currently living and working in the United States of America. This reflects the dynamic melting pot culture that is uniquely and incomparably American.
05.15.2010
Student work from Build 03, Josh Owen and Jason Lempieri's sophomore industrial design studio at Philadelphia University, was exhibited at the 2010 International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
05.08.2010
Freshman industrial design students enrolled in professor Josh Owen and colleague Ken Root's design studio course at Philadelphia University develop award prototypes, one of which was manufactured and produced for the University's Innovation Gala.
03.08.2010
Josh Owen LLC studio and products are featured in the upcoming Wallpaper* City Guide for Philadelphia, published by Phaidon. Release date to be announced soon.
01.01.2010
Knock-off Lamp for Kikkerland represents the new generation of American Designers in the exhibition, Triode Design Gallery presents: American Design in Paris. Read more about it in The New York Times T Magazine article here.
12.24.2009
Doorstopper for Areaware received a 2009 Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and is added to the permanent design collection of the museum. Founded in Chicago in 1950 by architects Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., GOOD DESIGN bestows international recognition upon the world's most prominent designers and manufacturers for advancing new, visionary, and innovative product concepts, invention and originality, and for stretching the envelope beyond what is considered basic product and consumer design.
12.01.2009
Josh Owen studio invited to participate in Philadelphia Art Alliance Exhibition and silent auction to benefit the institution.
10.20.2009
Josh Owen introduced the first grade class from Friends Select School to industrial design with a walking tour of some of the projects realized for Design Philadelphia 2009 as part of an education outreach project.
10.09.2009
Josh Owen introduced Beginnings preschool to industrial design with a tour of his professional offices as part of an education outreach project during Design Philadelphia 2009.
10.07.2009
DuPont, the maker of Corian solid surfaces, is demonstrating its commitment to Philadelphia-area architects, designers and artists during this year's DesignPhiladelphia. With the Corian Bench Inventions exhibit, DuPont is wholeheartedly supporting Philadelphia's national reputation for the arts and design while cementing the Company's position in the forefront of this arena. C.H. Briggs, a local interior and specialty building products distributor, has partnered with DuPont to challenge a veritable who's who? of Philadelphia-area architects and designers to create inventive and contemporary seating made entirely of DuPont Corian. The futuristic and avant-garde Corian Bench Inventions will be exhibited in unexpected locations throughout Center City during DesignPhiladelphia. Visit DesignPhiladelphia for more information or click here to find the location of the project from the Josh Owen design studio fabricated by Solid Surface Designs. Read more about the project in the City Paper's cover story by Nathaniel Popkin.
09.30.2009
Josh Owen lectured about his work at the Rochester Institute of Technology to students and faculty from the industrial design graduate and undergraduate programs.
09.22.2009
Josh Owen presented a lecture about his work at the Art Center College of Design to students and faculty in the department of product design.
07.20.2009
Casamania returns as technical sponsor of the Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia during the 53rd annual edition of the International Art Exhibition with a range of products designed by leading international designers including more than 100 of Josh Owen's SOS Stools. The pieces furnish the outdoor relaxation and dining areas of the Giardini della Biennale and the Arsenale for the duration of the exhibition. Casamania and the Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia share an intense interest in contemporary global culture. A world in constant evolution, made up of new paradigms which multiply dimensions in time and space. The exhibition held in Venice is one of the world's leading examples of this spirit, nature and civilization conveying images and lifestyles which move freely between the worlds of fashion, sociology, art, design and architecture.
05.17.2009
Elogico is a new initiative aimed at increasing awareness and encouraging research into new, sustainable approaches to design. A combination of exhibition and round-table discussions, Elogico was first launched in 2009 during Chicago's NeoCon, followed by a lecture series held in Venice held during the Mostra Internazionale di Architettura. In 2009 Elogico shifts its focus towards New York during ICFF with an exhibition held at the prestigious Chelsea Art Museum. Casamania has been involved in Elogico since the first edition, and this year in New York designer Josh Owen participated in the round table discussion, representing Casamania, and as an internationally recognized designer, educator and overall proponent of forward-thinking, responsible design. His work for Casamania is included in the museum exhibition. The Elogico exhibition is open to the public until the June 13th at the Chelsea Art Museum: 556 West 22nd St, 10011 New York, NY. Watch the video from round table discussion here. Watch the interview with Josh Owen here: part 1 and part 2.
05.16.2009
Student work from Build 02, Josh Owen and Jason Lempieri's sophomore industrial design studio at Philadelphia University, was exhibited at the 2009 International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
04.27.2009
New 8125 desktop print / display calculator design launched for Monroe.
04.22.2009
Josh Owen's SOS Stool on view at Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, Italy, 22-27 April. Building 8, Stand D31 with Casamania. Also presenting a separate project on reuse with Laboratorio DAGAD at Fabbrica del Vapore at Via Procaccini 4. Opening Party: Wednesday, 22 April at 20.30.
02.26.2009
Josh Owen was invited to participate in The Dorothy Saxe Invitational, an exhibition on display at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco from February 27 through June 2, 2009 for which eighty leading national artists were asked to reinterpret the traditional Passover plate. Owen's design for a compact Seder Plate and wine cup set challenges the notion that a ritual object need be static and engages ritual by revealing its identity through user-interaction.
01.01.2009
Josh Owen is profiled in the Designer's Quest(ionnaire) ongoing series on the Design Feaster blog by Nate Burgos.
12.31.2008
The SOS stool is added to the permanent design collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
11.12.2008
Josh Owen lectured to Jenny Buck's graduate Integrated Product Design course at the Weiss Tech House at the University of Pennsylvania.
10.20.2008
Josh Owen introduced the kindergarden class from Friends Select School to industrial design with a tour of the two exhibits at 222gallery as part of Design Philadelphia 2008.
10.18.2008
During Design Philadelphia 2008, 222gallery presented Product 01, an exhibition of work from Josh Owen's Contemporary Product Design Workshop, assisted by Bryce Gibson, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. This experimental course introduced students with design backgrounds in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Engineering to product design theory and process, encouraging the integration of engineering and business concerns along with the experience of human interaction and emotive qualities.
10.17.2008
In conjunction with Design Philadelphia 2008, 222gallery hosted an exhibition featuring a portion of the output from Build 02: Exploring Materiality with Wilsonart, curated by Josh Owen and Jason Lempieri. This exhibit presented output from their spring 2008 sophomore industrial design studio at Philadelphia University. The course was a collaboration with Wilsonart International where students were challenged to develop full-scale seating devices which explored and celebrated Wilsonart's laminate material. Selected products from the course will also be shown at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City in May of 2009.
10.16.2008
In conjunction with Design Philadelphia, Design Within Reach and Fork Restaurant hosted an evening with Josh Owen to premier his new SOS stool, produced by Italian furniture company Casamania, to the United States furniture market. Owen lectured about his design process and the development of the SOS stool.
10.14.2008
Josh Owen was profiled in the cover story of the October 14, 2008 issue of the Philadelphia Citypaper.
09.01.2008
The cover story of the inaugural issue of Philadelphia University's Innovator Magazine examines the bold teaching initiatives being implemented at Philadelphia University by Josh Owen and colleague Mike Leonard.
08.01.2008
The Aluminum Cube Jigger is published in the Red Dot Design Yearbook 2008/2009, edited by Peter Zec.
07.09.2008
07.01.2008
04.16.2008
SOS Stool, designed for Casamania by Frezza, has its first pubic viewing at Salone del Mobile, Milan Italy.
04.02.2008
Josh Owen lectured to the junior class at the Charter High School for Architecture and Design.
02.18.2008
02.01.2008
01.15.2008
The Aluminum Cube Jigger received an Honorable Mention in the product design catagory of the 2008 Red Dot Design Awards.
01.01.2008
Josh Owen is named the first Craig R. Benson Chair for Innovation at Philadelphia University.
12.05.2007
Josh Owen, in collaboration with Sisley, Surface Magazine, and Kikkerland, created an installation for the public release of the Aluminum Cube Jigger. To celebrate the event, Sisley Miami hosted a party in conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach. Cocktails were provided by Belvedere Vodka and mixed with the aid of the Aluminum Cube Jigger.
11.14.2007
11.12.2007
11.07.2007
Josh Owen gave an invited lecture entitled "The Philadelphia Experiment" at the Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti Milano.
10.29.2007
Josh Owen lectured at the Architecture, Interior Architecture and Designed Objects department School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
10.25.2007
Josh Owen lectured in the 3D Design department of the Cranbrook Academy of Art.
09.29.2007
Josh Owen lectured at a Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation event hosted by Fosters Urban Homeware.
06.26.2007
Josh Owen was an invited juror for the Red Bull Art of Can exhibition hosted by the F.U.E.L. Collection.
05.19.2007
05.01.2007
The Magnito Salt and Pepper Shaker Set and the XX Coatrack are added to the "Antiques of the Future" Collection, curated by collector Lisa Roberts of Philadelphia.
04.13.2007
As a part of Design Philadelphia 2007, OLC presented the USA premier of new furniture designed by Josh Owen for Casamania, on view from April 13 through May 13, 2007. Also featured was an exhibition of the processes and products of Owen's Philadelphia-based Industrial Design practice.
04.12.2007
02.08.2007
01.01.2007
The Aluminum Cube Jigger won First Place in the Kitchen Accessories/Tabletop Product Design category of the 2007 International Design Awards.