Stephen Melamed

Stephen Melamed, IDSA | University of Illinois | Tres Design Group

Stephen Melamed began his studies in theoretical physics at Boston University (BS) and later received a Masters Degree in Industrial Design from the University of Illinois Chicago.

Melamed also studied under Bauhaus artist/designer Werner Graeff. He has been awarded a design fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts & Humanities and a research grant from the R. Buckminster Fuller Foundation. He authored “By Design: Museum Environments for All” and was a speaker at the First International Design Conference sponsored by the United Nations. In addition to his duties as managing partner of TDG, he is currently Clincial Professor of Industrial Design/Interdisciplinary Product Development at the University of Illinois Chicago.

The art of creation. The science of imagination.™Industrial design, new product development, end-user research & user interface.

The Tres Design Group

The Tres Design Group(TDG) consultancy was founded in 1984 in Chicago by an association of American & European Industrial Designers. The award winning firm has won international recognition working in diverse industries both domestically and abroad.

In the development of any product, there comes a time when breaking with tradition becomes a necessity.
At Tres Design Group we are engaged in the pursuit of those solutions which ultimately enhance the function, technology and form of any product to a stronger competitive level within the global marketplace.
It is to this practice that we dedicate our passion for product design on behalf of the clients we serve. Not merely to meet the continuing demands of changing minds and markets, but to place in the hands of the end user a product which is responsible, satisfying and enduring.

Specialities

Industrial design, new product development, end-user research & user interface.

Read the Education White Papers that Stephen has had accepted by the IDSA Education review panel.