Mark Dziersk (1959 – January 31, 2020) was an
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industrial designer based in
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Mark Dziersk, FIDSA (1959–2020)
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Biography
Mark Dziersk was born in Detroit
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, Michigan
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and graduated from the University of Michigan
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in 1981 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design
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. He started his career at GenRad (formerly General Radio
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History
On June 14, 1915, Melville Eastham and a small group of investors started General Radio Company ...
) in . Later he moved to his current home in Illinois where he lived with his wife, Elizabeth, and daughters.
Dziersk finished his career as Managing Director of LUNAR
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, in Chicago, and an adjunct professor for the Master of Product Design and Development Management Program (MPD²) at Northwestern University
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in Evanston, Illinois
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. Previously, he was Vice President of Industrial Design at BrandImage-Laga/DesGrippes in the Chicago area. Prior to joining BrandImage-Laga/DesGrippes in 2007, he was an Executive Vice President of Design at Herbst LaZar Bell, Inc. (HLB) for 13 years. While working full-time, he also served as the President of the Industrial Designers Society of America
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during 1997-2004. Prior to HLB, Dziersk was a Design Manager at Group Four for 5 years. Throughout his career he has been active in the design
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community
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. He has taught as Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design
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in Providence, Rhode Island
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, and the New England
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School of Art & Design in Boston, Massachusetts in addition to his role as an adjunct professor
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Awards
Dziersk received numerous awards for design innovations throughout his career, including a Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award
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(IDEA) for instrumentation; Gold IDEA for concept explorations; several Silver and Bronze IDEAs[IDEA Awards](_blank)
for consumer products; Best of Category and Design Distinction awards from ID Magazine's Annual Design Review. Other awards have included the Appliance Manufacturers Excellence in Design Award and numerous Good Design Awards
from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. Dziersk holds over 50 U.S. product design and engineering patents
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In the media
Dziersk was considered an expert
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in design. He was published and quoted extensively in trade magazines and the business press, including Innovation Journal[IDSA’s Innovation Journal](_blank)
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, The Wall Street Journal
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, USA Today
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, Boston Globe
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, the Chicago Tribune
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, Crain's Chicago Business, L.A. Times
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, the Washington Post
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, and many others. Dziersk lectured extensively around the world, including events at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
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, The University of Michigan, The MIT Sloan School of Management
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, The Columbus College of Art and Design
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, The Rhode Island School of Design, Southern Illinois University
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, and others. He was a regular contributor to Fast Company (magazine)
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In addition to broad press coverage of Dziersk's career, he was involved in numerous international design competitions,
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Design competition, and the 1999 Samsung
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Prometheus Camera Corporation.
Industrial Designers Society of America Involvement
Dziersk served the industry in many capacities throughout his career. He was involved in the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) for nearly two decades, including positions such as National Design Management Committee Chairman, National Conference Chairman, National Secretary Treasurer, Executive Vice President, President National IDSA, and Board Chairman. He also served the Association of Professional Design Firms (APDF) in various Council & Board positions. Dziersk was nominated for the 2000 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award, and in 2001, received the distinction of Fellow of IDSA (FIDSA). He also led the IDSA voting delegation to the 1999 International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
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(ICSID) Congress in Sydney
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, Australia
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References
Publications
*Lockwood, Thomas (editor); Walton, Thomas (editor), 2008. Building Design Strategy: Using Design to Achieve Key Business Objectives, Allworth Press,
* Cagan, Jonathan; Vogel, Craig M. (editor), 2001. Creating Breakthrough Products: Innovation from Product Planning to Program Approval, FT Press,
* Postrel, Virginia, 2004. The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness, Harper Perennial,
* Hannah, Bruce, 2003. Becoming a Product Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design, Wiley,
*Skov Holt, Steven; Holt Skov, Mara, 2005. Blobjects and Beyond: The New Fluidity in Design, Chronicle Books,
*Armac, Allen, 2005. Mass Society and Mass Culture: Reinventing the Nobleman, BookSurge Publishing,
External links
Brand Image - Desgrippes+Laga site
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American industrial designers
Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design alumni
Date of birth missing
1959 births
2020 deaths