Frederic Spector
Associate chair, furniture design
Education
- M.I.D., industrial design, Rhode Island School of Design
- B.F.A., crafts, Philadelphia College of Art
Credentials
- Associate chair of furniture design, 2015–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Adjunct faculty, Department of Interior Architecture, 1994–2004, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
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Owner and principal designer, 1993–present, Frederic Spector Design Studio
- Client List: Macy’s, Sutherland, Palliser/Casana Furniture, Durham Furniture, Gloster Furniture, Inc., Kingsley-Bate Fine Furniture, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Restoration Hardware, Riverside Furniture, Lane Venture, Smith & Hawken, Nambe, Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., Anthropologie, Pottery Barn, Dansk International Design, Ltd., David-Edward, Ltd., Sasaki, Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- International Casual Furniture Association Design Excellence Award
- Jewel Chaise Lounge: Lane Venture, 2018
- Jewel Lounge Seating: Lane Venture, 2018
- American Society of Furniture Designers Pinnacle Awards
- Finalist, Summer/Casual Furniture, 2014
- Finalist, Bedroom Furniture, 2015
- Award Winner, Summer/Casual Furniture, 2016
- Finalist, Bedroom Furniture, 2017
- Award Winner, Summer/Casual Furniture, 2017
- Institute of Business Designers (IBD)
- Product design award for the Pyramid Lamp, designed for Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers
- ASID First Place Award
- Involved as part of a team of designers that designed Cookson America headquarters, Rhode Island
- Taiwan Training Program of the Industrial Design Upgrading Plan
- Guest instructor: Furniture design seminar and workshop in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Peabody Office Furniture, Boston, Mass.
- Furniture exhibition from select designers
Organizations
- Board member, American Society of Furniture Designers, 2010–present
- Education Committee, 2014–present