Victor
Ermoli
Dean, School of Design
- B.A., industrial design, Instituto de Diseno de Caracas, Venezuela, 1993
- B.A., industrial and product design, Ohio State University, 1995
- M.E.D., industrial design, University of Calgary, Canada, 1997
First year at SCAD:
1998
Credentials/past experience:
Chair of industrial design department, SCAD, 1998-2005; freelance industrial design consultant; product development research assistant, University of Calgary; director of digital animation and video editing, 30 Cuadros C.A., Venezuela
Most significant accomplishment(s):
Named one of the 25 "Most Admired Educators in America" by DesignIntelligence in 2011
Awards, recognition, honors:
Featured in Business Report's "40 under 40" and I.D. magazine's "40 Best Designers Under 30"
Organizations:
IDSA
Publications and/or presentations:
- Presented at the Event Design Conference, New York City, May 2007
- Presented fully functional street legal prototype of a concept car, EXO Spyder, at several nationally recognized car shows, 1999
- Juror for the "International Competition for Student Artists," March 1999
- Exhibited two designs - battery charger and multi-communicational remote control - at University of Calgary environmental design department's industrial design gallery show, October 1996
- Published paper about societal consequences of the Internet in University of Calgary environmental design department's product and technology assessment annual report, June 1996
- Presented design of communicational device for high-risk jobs at industrial design exhibition, Columbus, Ohio, June 1996
Inspiration for teaching:
"SCAD's unique student-centered environment fosters innovation, intellectual wonder and critical problem-solving, motivating me to always challenge myself to do my best."
Courses:
- IDUS 320 Design for Emergent Markets
- IDUS 321 Industrial Design in the Marketplace
- IDUS 387 Marketing and Industrial Design
- IDUS 421 Commercial Practices for Industrial Design
- IDUS 431 Industrial Design Senior Studio
- IDUS 713 Industrial Design Studio I
- IDUS 718 Industrial Design Studio II
- IDUS 733 Entrepreneurship for Designers
- SDES 490 Collaborative Experiences
Cayewah
Easley
Chair, fibers
- B.S., University of California, Davis
- M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
First year at SCAD:
2002
Credentials/past experience:
Apprenticeship with Fern Bosin Sluder, Kiowa master beadworker, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Judy Chicago collaborative workshop and exhibition, Santa Fe, New Mexico; department head, visual arts, Woodside Priory School, Portola, Valley, California; co-founder, Loop it Up Savannah community arts program, Savannah, Georgia
Organizations:
Surface Design Association; Textile Society of America; annual Think Tank participant, Center for Craft, Creativity and Design (CCCD), 2011
Publications and/or presentations:
- "Zozobra: Obras en Fibre de Cayewah Easley," X Galeria de Arte, Valdivia, Chile
- "Architecture of Fear," edited by Nan Ellin, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, New York, 1997
- "Crossing Boundaries, Maintaining Traditions: Teaching Artists of the Southeast," traveling exhibition
- "ReOrder," Red Gallery, group exhibition, Savannah, Georgia
Inspiration for teaching:
"My father, sisters, teachers, colleagues and my students. I believe that passionate engagement with art, craft and design can forge relationships with and possibilities for our local, national and international communities."
Courses:
- FIBR 101 Introduction to Fibers
- FIBR 308 3-D Fibers
- FIBR 401 Advanced Fiber Arts I
- FIBR 403 Advanced Fiber Arts II
- FIBR 716 Fiber & Fabric Exploration
- FIBR 745 Studio Issues in Fibers I
- FIBR 772 Studio Issues in Fibers II
- FIBR 775 Studio Issues in Fibers III
Artist statement:
"Gather, listen, respond.
"Repeat process based on new information.
"Materials will vary."
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"Repeat process based on new information.
"Materials will vary."
