Description

Join ASID members and Industry Partners for an evening of networking, and hear about all of the exciting things happening in the New England Chapter. You’ll also learn more about the Design Museum Foundation, named 2017 ASID Design Innovation Award Winner. 

Agenda

5:30 PM – 6:15 PM 
Reception & Networking

6:15 PM – 7:00 PM 
Presentation by Sam Aquillano,
Executive Director, Design Museum Foundation

At Design Museum Foundation they believe design can change the world — done well, it can elevate our quality of life, make business more competitive, and protect our environment. Design awareness, education, and expertise are more important now than ever before as design continues to impact communities, organizations, and markets around the world. Sam Aquillano and his team are redefining what it means to be a museum in the 21st century — designing a new kind of museum that’s online, nomadic, and accessible to all through a collection of exhibitions, events, and content. Design is everywhere!

Sam Aquillano, Founder and Executive Director of Design Museum Foundation joins us for a special presentation of the Museum’s origin, vision, and unique approach. Sam was recently awarded ASID’s 2017 Design Innovation Award.

7:00 PM – 7:15 PM 
ASID New England Annual Meeting

7:15 PM – 8:00 PM
Reception & Networking

Our Speaker: Sam Aquillano
Executive Director, Design Museum Foundation

Sam Aquillano is Founder and Executive Director of Design Museum Foundation, a national network of local design museums operating three sites Design Museum Boston, Design Museum Portland in Oregon, Design Museum San Francisco, and growing across the country. Their mission is to educate the world about the importance of design in our lives.

Design is everywhere, so the museum has no permanent address — instead, Sam and his team turn the museum inside out and turn entire cities into locally-focused, nomadic design museums. Sam earned a BFA in Industrial Design from Rochester Institute of Technology and went on to design consumer electronics at Bose Corporation, as well as to teach design at Wentworth Institute of Technology, MassArt, and Babson College — where he earned his MBA.

With a passion for design, creativity, and learning, Sam creates a long-term vision for the museum and leads a dedicated team while managing key programs and strategic operations. In 2013 Sam and his team were named one of BostInno’s 50 on Fire.