Rowena Reed Kostellow Explained

Rowena Reed Kostellow (July 6, 1900 – September 17, 1988) was an American industrial designer and professor. Alongside her husband, Alexander Kostellow, and other designers and artists, she co-founded the first industrial design education course at Pratt Institute.

Early life and education

Rowena Reed was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 6, 1900, as a child of three born to a physician and housewife.[1] She pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and later studied sculpture at the Kansas City Art Institute.[2]

Career

After marrying Alexander Kostellow, they moved to New York City where she studied sculpting under the direction of Alexander Archipenko. She spent one year in Europe learning sculpting and painting before returning to North America.[1] In 1929, the duo moved to Pittsburgh to teach at the Carnegie Institute of Technology,[3] where they co-founded the institute's first industrial design education course.[4]

By 1938, Reed and her husband were invited to the Pratt Institute by designer Donald Dohner to co-found Pratt's first industrial design department.[5] [6] Her husband stated that their teaching approach on industrial design "drew on modern scientific methods that supported self-expression as well as design for industry".[7] As a result of her accomplishments in industrial design, she was named program chair in 1962, a position she held until 1966.[3]

Reed Kostellow died on September 17, 1988, at the age of 88.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gail Freet Hannah . Elements of Design: Rowena Reed Kostellow and the Structure of Visual Relationships . July 2, 2013 . Princeton Architectural Press . 9781616891749 . 22–24. January 14, 2020.
  2. Web site: Rowena Reed Kostellow, FIDSA . idsa.org . 17 March 2010 . January 14, 2020 . 14 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114164922/https://www.idsa.org/content/rowena-reed-kostellow-fidsa . live .
  3. Book: Carroll Gantz . Founders of American Industrial Design . July 15, 2014 . McFarland . 9781476616506 . 71, 85, 151 . January 14, 2020 . December 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209214041/https://books.google.com/books?id=SJgWBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA71#v=onepage&q&f=false . live .
  4. Web site: Kolko . Jon . The Impact of Rowena Reed Kostellow . ac4d.com . Austin Center for Design . January 14, 2020 . May 24, 2012 . January 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114164947/https://www.ac4d.com/2012/05/the-impact-of-rowena-reed-kostellow/ . live .
  5. News: Glueck . Grace . Design Review – The Art of Making Things That Look Good and Work . January 14, 2020 . The New York Times . July 9, 2004 . January 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114164712/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/09/arts/design-review-the-art-of-making-things-that-look-good-and-work.html . live .
  6. Book: Arthur J. Pulos . The American Design Adventure, 1940–1975 . 1988 . MIT Press . 9780262161060 . 164 . January 14, 2020 . December 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209214048/https://books.google.com/books?id=MAlz-7XgpjwC&pg=PA164#v=onepage&q&f=false . live .
  7. Web site: C Akner.Koler . Expanding the boundaries of form theory Developing the model Evolution of Form . Design Research Society . January 14, 2020 . 2006 . January 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114163755/http://unidcom.iade.pt/drs2006/wonderground/proceedings/fullpapers/DRS2006_0260.pdf . live .
  8. News: Rowena Kostellow, 88; Taught Design at Pratt . January 14, 2020 . The New York Times . September 17, 1988 . January 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114163744/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/17/obituaries/rowena-kostellow-88-taught-design-at-pratt.html . live .

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