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Peter Wooding
Peter Wooding, FIDSA, ASID, co-founded Rhode Island-based Wooding Design
Associates (PWDA) with his wife Joann in 1978, adhering to a multi-disciplinary
philosophy that includes interior design, product design, and furniture and
systems design.
Mr. Wooding's career began at Herman Miller Research under Robert Propst, which
led to his work at the General Electric Applied Research Division. He then
became Design Director of the internationally recognized Research and Design
Institute. His firm has received numerous awards including the American Society
of Interior Designers award and the Industrial Designers Society of America
Idea award.
Most recently, Wooding Design Associates' design work on the Kimball Office
casegoods series "Evoke" helped the company land a Best of NeoCon Silver award
in the Desks category in 2002.
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"Options are important to designers when they are creating a look and an
identity for a client, and one size does not fit all," says Wooding. "Evoke
offers diverse choices and looks from a single framework. It's not just about
style, it's also about performance in the workplace."
Career Highlights:
- Active in the industry for over 30 years
- University of Michigan graduate
- Designer of a wide variety of products, including furniture and lighting
- Former President and Chairman of the Board of IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America)
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Has lectured and taught at a variety of well-known institutions in the U.S. and
abroad, including:
- Rhode Island School of Design (faculty member)
- University of Michigan
- Muchina School of Art and Design, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Clients include Kimball, Knoll, Geiger, Haworth, Herman Miller, and Martin Brattrud
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