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Then & Now: A Career in Design

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  • 5:30pm - Light refreshments

  • 6:00pm -Speaker begins

  • Enter the building through the entrance on Petticoat Lane

  • Reach out to Allinfo@kcdesigncenter.org for questions

How do you break into industrial design, and once there, how do you thrive? Andreas Bell, Managing Director of TEAMS Design USA, traces his path from intern to leading a global studio and shares strategies for succeeding in a fast-changing market. Learn to defend design decisions, deliver value at target cost, and design for manufacture and sustainability. He’ll also give insight into the latest techniques TEAMS is utilizing when working with industry leaders. Q&A included.

Andreas has spent two decades pursuing a passion for industrial design. From consumer-level kitchenwares to public transportation vehicles, his team-leading abilities have helped numerous projects achieve success across the globe. He continues to build on his expertise—focusing on material, process, and sustainability—to better meet the demands of future markets and the clients he serves.

Earlier Event: October 8
Chandra Robinson Public Lecture