Bill is an alumnus of NYSID and a painter in the Chelsea/Highline District in NYC (see williamengel.net for more information). His collaborative art/design work has been published in The New York Times, Interior Design, and Dwell magazines, to name a few. His works hangs in the corporate lobby of Time Warner Center on Columbus Circle. His new book, Portfolio Design for Interiors coauthored with Harold Linton is available wherever books are sold.
Basar Erdener has professional experience in fields of light, lighting product design and lighting research for over fifteen years. He worked in the team to design the master lighting plan for the world renowned IceHotel® in Sweden in 2007 and later worked in Vienna/Austria as a product designer where he designed LED products for Zumtobel. He continues his career in the field of lighting as the Director of Product Management and Marketing for LED Linear, a Fagerhult Group Company. He is recognized as “40under40: Future Leaders in Lighting”, holds four US patents for innovative lighting systems, and he is the recipient of the national Robert Bruce Thompson Luminaire Design Award 2011, the RPI Elevator Pitch Competition 2011 and Targetti Light Tales Award in 2009. He has interest in energy, biology, sustainability, and human-centered design. He holds a M.Arch degree from Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and M.Sc from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Rene is an interior designer, architect, and graduate of NYSID, and has taught at the College since 1998. He teaches the popular Furniture Design courses as well as undergraduate Residential Design I, II, and III and graduate design studios. He has worked as a designer at John Saladino, Inc., Thierry Despont, Ltd, and was director of design at Baker Furniture and the McGuire Furniture Company. He currently serves as the faculty representative on NYSID’s Board of Trustees.
