Justin Sirotin

Senior Critic, Industrial Design
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RISD faculty member Justin Sirotin
BFA, The University of Illinois

Justin Sirotin has spent his 13-year industrial design career developing successful products for multinational brands and startups. Because of that experience, he was driven to take on the challenge of starting a product company. In January 2008 he co-founded Mars Made, a modern game room furniture manufacturer based in Boston, MA. Since August 2008 he has also been an adjunct faculty member at RISD, where he leverages his experiences to teach the Manufacturing Techniques course in the Industrial Design department.

Prior to forming Mars Made, Sirotin worked as the general manager for Item New Product Development, a product development and manufacturing firm in Providence. Throughout his tenure at Item he progressed through the positions of staff industrial designer, project manager and director of operations.Justin holds a BFA in Industrial Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

Courses

Fall 2023 Courses

ID 2480-01 - MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES
Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Lecture
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

ID 2480-01

MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES

Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Lecture
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: W | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PM Instructor(s): Justin Sirotin Location(s): Auditorium, Room 132 Enrolled / Capacity: 48 Status: Closed

SECTION DESCRIPTION

This course introduces the students to methods, materials, and manufacturing processes that translate design activity into finished goods. A significant portion of downstream design activity is devoted to manufacturing issues - the techniques by which materials are selected, shaped, and then assembled. Students will be evaluated based upon success of weekly field study research assignments and a final exam.

Enrollment is limited to Junior Industrial Design Students.

Major Requirement | BFA Industrial Design

Spring 2024 Courses

ID 2480-01 - MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES
Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Lecture
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

ID 2480-01

MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES

Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Lecture
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Times: W | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM Instructor(s): Justin Sirotin Location(s): College Building, Room 412 Enrolled / Capacity: 48 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

This course introduces the students to methods, materials, and manufacturing processes that translate design activity into finished goods. A significant portion of downstream design activity is devoted to manufacturing issues - the techniques by which materials are selected, shaped, and then assembled. Students will be evaluated based upon success of weekly field study research assignments and a final exam.

Enrollment is limited to Junior Industrial Design Students.

Major Requirement | BFA Industrial Design

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RISD faculty member Justin Sirotin
BFA, The University of Illinois