Helen Maria Nugent
Where are you now and what kind of work/projects are you currently working on?
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How did SAIC prepare you for where you are today? What particular classes/projects/approaches to subjects influenced you?
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What career advice do you have for current students, looking at how you see your field evolving, what is critical for the future practitioner?
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With whom did you study at SAIC or who influenced you?
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Helen Maria Nugent is Professor and founding Chair of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Designed Objects program. In this role she has initiated successful ventures with external partners including the Tacoma Museum of Art, CB2, Industreal, Danese Milano, Dupont Corian, The Future Perfect and Spazio Rossana Orlandi. As a principal partner in HAELO Design, an independent, research-oriented studio, she pursues speculative and commercial design projects with a focus on furniture, objects, services and exhibitions. HAELO Design’s recent work, ‘Manifesting the Look of Love’, was presented at the 2nd Istanbul Design Biennial.
CBS News Chicago spotlights SAIC's project bridging LGBTQ+ generational gaps through art and dialogue.
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A group of people engages in a discussion while seated in a circle at the LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project event.