Fall 2024 Lectures  

Tuesday, December 3rd, 6: 00 p.m. – Patented: 1,000 Design Patents with Thomas Rinaldi

An unprecedented, essential field guide to more than a century of fascinating product and industrial design, told through 1,000 design patents.

Patented: 1,000 Design Patents, is a one-of-a-kind collection of original patents celebrating the objects around us and the creative genius of designers, inventors, creators and innovators the world over.

In this talk, architectural designer, Tom Rinaldi will spotlight objects everyone will be familiar with, from vegetable peelers to ATM machines, alongside creations from a tape dispenser or a Vespa. From legendary classics to anonymous objects that are indispensable in homes and offices, Patented contains patents that are not only fascinating design documents in their own right, but that also form a unique history of design.

The talk will be followed by a book-signing and short reception.

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