Lecture
Time:
Cancelled- Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist: Rob Forbes
Date:
5:30 pm
Richards Hall
Room: 15
560 Stadium Dr
Lincoln NE 68508
Lincoln NE 68508
Directions: Richards Hall is located on the southeast corner of Stadium Drive and T Street. Public parking is available in the Stadium Drive Parking Garage which is located caddy-corner to Richards Hall and west of Memorial Stadium.
Additional Info: RH
Contact:
School of Art, Art History & Design, (402) 472-5522, schoolaahd@unl.edu
Unfortunately Rob Forbes Lecture that was scheduled for March 9 has been cancelled.
Rob Forbes has been a ceramic artist, professor, author, publisher, photographer, and business entrepreneur. He has held executive positions at numerous retail companies, but is best known as the founder of Design Within Reach (1998) and PUBLIC Bikes (2009).
Design Within Reach pioneered many changes that have become mainstream today: Internet retailing of modern design, design blogging, transparent pricing, and a focus on designers themselves. PUBLIC bikes has a similar business model with a mission to bring design awareness to our public urban spaces and to our civic lives.
Rob Forbes has received numerous awards and public recognition for his advocacy of art, design, and urbanism and serves on several boards in the nonprofit sector. He recently authored See for Yourself published by Chronicle Books, a visual study and search for beauty in our everyday world.
Rob Forbes has been a ceramic artist, professor, author, publisher, photographer, and business entrepreneur. He has held executive positions at numerous retail companies, but is best known as the founder of Design Within Reach (1998) and PUBLIC Bikes (2009).
Design Within Reach pioneered many changes that have become mainstream today: Internet retailing of modern design, design blogging, transparent pricing, and a focus on designers themselves. PUBLIC bikes has a similar business model with a mission to bring design awareness to our public urban spaces and to our civic lives.
Rob Forbes has received numerous awards and public recognition for his advocacy of art, design, and urbanism and serves on several boards in the nonprofit sector. He recently authored See for Yourself published by Chronicle Books, a visual study and search for beauty in our everyday world.
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