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behind the design

Stephen Burks

Melissa Hoffman

Industrial Designer, Stephen
Burks Man Made

Studio Leader, the LAB at
Rockwell Group

The recipient of the 2015
Cooper Hewitt National Design
Award, Burks has worked
with numerous manufacturers
including B&B Italia, Cappellini,
Missoni, Moroso, and Swarovski.
An avid traveler, he has
consulted with several nonprofits
to foster economic development
by working with artisans and
makers in locations around the
world. He has also exhibited at
the Studio Museum in Harlem
and the Museum of Arts and
Design in New York. Read about
what inspires him on page 50.

Leading Rockwell Group's inhouse incubator implementing
groundbreaking ideas for its
projects, Hoffman has worked
with brands such as Google, Intel,
Coca-Cola, and the Walt Disney
Company since she joined the firm
in 2009. With a bachelor's degree
from Ohio State University, she
started her career in TV at HBO,
later moving on to senior positions
with Fitch Worldwide, Gensler,
Desgrippes Gobé, and design
consultancy Pentagram. A few of
the LAB's projects are highlighted
in the technology story on page 43.

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Renée Joosten

Lam Wai Ming

Lighting Design Director,
ICRAVE

Founder and Design Director,
Design Systems

Since 2011, Joosten has led
ICRAVE's lighting studio,
integrating lighting solutions
into all of the firm's work,
including Le District in New
York, LaGuardia Airport's Delta
Terminal, and recently, Komodo
in Miami, shown on page 118.
Born in the Netherlands, she
studied interior design at the
Royal Academy of Art, The
Hague, received a master's in
architectural lighting from
Parsons School of Design, and
previously worked at Cooley
Monato Studio.

Following a bachelor's degree
in interior design, Lam began
his career working for Foster +
Partners on large projects such
as the Hong Kong International
Airport. The Hong Kong native
launched his studio Design
Systems in 1999, which has since
been the recipient of more than
100 awards. He went on to receive
a Ph.D. in design management
and analysis from Hong Kong
Polytechnic University, and has
taught university-level courses.
See his minimalist design for
hotel TUVE featured on page 132.

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