Yonatan Hopp

Associate Professor

Yonatan Hopp is an industrial designer who works predominantly in ceramics, with a hands-on research-through-making approach. His practice brings together methods and modes of work from industrial design and craft to investigate new possibilities for production of objects. Yonatan earned his BFA in Industrial Design from RISD and an MDes from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem.  A 2022 recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in the category of Design and Architecture, he has worked on commissions and projects for clients such as Paul Smith (London), The Tel-Aviv municipality and the Kastiel furniture company. Yonatan has exhibited his work in venues such as the Israel Museum (Jerusalem), the Gardiner Museum (Toronto), the Museum of Art and Design (NYC) and the Yingge Museum (Taipei). His work resides in public and private collections such as the Israel Museum (Jerusalem), the Museum of Art and Design (NYC), the Israeli parliament collection (Jerusalem) and the Jewish Museum (NYC).
 

Courses

Fall 2023 Courses

ID 24ST-05 - ADVANCED DESIGN: STUDIO
Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Fall 2023
Credits 6
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

ID 24ST-05

ADVANCED DESIGN: STUDIO

Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Fall 2023
Credits 6
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: TTH | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PM Instructor(s): Yonatan Hopp Location(s): Industrial Design Building, Room 300 Enrolled / Capacity: 15 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

The 6-credit Advanced Design studios offer second semester juniors and seniors the opportunity to investigate product, socially responsible, and sustainable design; innovation through science and technology and other topics in contemporary practice. These studios are designed to strengthen the student's ability to conduct research, ideation, material exploration, presentation, and concept validation. Studios meet two days per week. Junior and Senior Industrial Design Students are required to take a total of three (3) advanced studios.

Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Preference is given to Junior, Senior or Graduate Industrial Design Students.

Major Requirement | BFA Industrial Design, MID (2.5yr): Industrial Design

Wintersession 2024 Courses

ID 2477-101 - ADVANCED CAD
Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Wintersession 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

ID 2477-101

ADVANCED CAD

Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Wintersession 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-01-04 to 2024-02-07
Instructor(s): Yonatan Hopp Enrolled / Capacity: 15 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to advanced CAD techniques for 3D modeling and rendering. Extending the department's CAD education from 'Designing with Solidworks,' multiple industrial design projects will be taught primarily using Rhino and Grasshopper. In this course, students will become familiar with polygonal Meshes, NURBS surfaces & solids, SubD surfaces and Voxel volumes. Additionally, the workflow of setting up physically based materials, texture mapping and lighting to communicate designs via digital renderings will be taught. Students will also be able to explore connections with other programs (e.g. Blender, Nomad Sculpt, KeyShot, Zbrush etc.) if desired. The specific offerings vary year to year.

Estimated Cost of Materials: $100.00

Open to Junior or Senior Industrial Design Students.

Major Requirement | BFA Industrial Design

Spring 2024 Courses

ID 2465-07 - DESIGN PRINCIPLES II
Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Spring 2024
Credits 6
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

ID 2465-07

DESIGN PRINCIPLES II

Level Undergraduate
Unit Industrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Spring 2024
Credits 6
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Instructor(s): Yonatan Hopp Enrolled / Capacity: 15 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

This course is a continuation of Design Principles (ID-2464) with an emphasis on problem solving and design process and skills.

Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Industrial Design Students.

Major Requirement | BFA Industrial Design