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Allen Samuels
Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus
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Curriculum Vitae
B.F.A. University of Illinois 1966
Biography
Allen Samuels began his career as an industrial Designer in 1966. Over the years, he designed products for 29 corporations to include Corning Glass Works, Bausch and Lomb, Black and Decker, Westinghouse, Owens Illinois, 3M, etc. His designs include glassware, dinnerware, microscopes, ophthalmic instruments, other scientific instruments, public transportation, heavy industrial equipment, furniture and more. While working with 3M for over 10 years, he developed numerous devices that support open-heart surgery to include the exploration of artificial lungs. Microscopes designed for Bausch and Lomb continue to be used by students in many classrooms and museums.
He joined the University of Michigan in 1975, where he was a professor of art and design. He continued to work as a designer concurrent with his teaching and research. He also served as dean of the School of Art and Design from 1993-1999.
Over the years, Samuels’ individual designs won a number of awards and he was awarded a national Endowment for the Arts grant and a National Science Foundation grant. Funded by the University of Michigan, he developed a mobile bathroom designed for individuals with cognitive impairments and those who are bedridden or who cannot get to or use a standard bathroom. This design was awarded a Reddot Award and a United States patent.
Professor Samuels retired in 2008. Currently, he continues to design and develop products that include disaster shelters, mobile devices for aging individuals and other concepts that challenge current technologies.
Gallery
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Allen Samuels: Cardboard Cradle Project
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Medium Player
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3D Children’s Writing Device
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Photograph Audio Player
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Paperboard Infant Carrier
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Children Soft Sculpture Park
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3D Television
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CD Player with Cylindrical Speaker
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CD Player
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Disposable Emergency Shelter
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Disposable Paper Computer
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Mobile Hygiene Cart
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Vertical Hygiene Cart
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CD Players
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TEDxUofM Talk
In the News
- Allen Samuels: Yet Another COVID-19 Face Shield
- Allen Samuels Proposes Virtual Experiences for Pandemic Patients
- Allen Samuels Proposes New Field Hospital Equipment Design
- Makers Respond: Allen Samuels, Mark Krecic, and Ken Kalchik Team Up to Prototype Face Shield Design
- Allen Samuels Designs Device to Save Lives
- Allen Samuels Designs Device to Rid Oceans of Plastic
- Allen Samuels Designs to Help People Cut Food With One Hand
- Allen Samuels Wins Innocentive Award
- Allen Samuels Interviewed on WEMU
- Allen Samuels: Emeritus Professor Finds New Life of Teaching in Retirement
- The 1983 School of Art Protests: How A Visual Community Fights Back
- Allen Samuels: TEDxUofM
- Allen Samuels: Awesome Foundation Award
- Allen Samuels Designs for the Next Century
- Allen Samuels Designs for Disaster Relief
- Allen Samuels Featured in Innovation Magazine
- Allen Samuels: “Smart” Paint Can