Belle Kogan
General Information
Occupation: Industrial Designer
Date of Birth: January 01, 1902
Date of Death: January 01, 2000
Birth City: Ilyashevka
Birth Country: Russia
Resident City: New York City
Resident State/Province: New York
Resident Country: United States
Notes: IDSA recognizes Kogan as the first professional female industrial designer in the United States
Archive/Repository: Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Belle Kogan papers, 1920-1986, Collection ID 10004
Sources: "Belle Kogan, FIDSA (1902-2000)." IDSA Design History Section. 1994. Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). 22 May 2008
Specialties
Subject: Housewares Design
Subject: Jewelry Design
Notes: in 1920 Kogan worked in her father's jewelry store with studying at Pratt Institute
Jobs
Employer: Karolith Coporation
Employer: Quaker Silver Co.
Start Date: January 01, 1929
Notes: eventually headed a department of 20 in Attleboro, Massachusetts
Employer: private practice
Title: Founder
City: New York City
Start Date: January 01, 1932
Notes: designed houseware products for Libbey Glass, US Glass, Federal Glass, Towle Mfg. Co., Maryland Plastics, and Bakelite Corp.
Employer: private practice offering comprehensive design services
Title: Founder
Country: Israel
Start Date: January 01, 1970
End Date: January 01, 1972
Notes: in 1972 Kogan left the studio to work as a consultant
Employer: jewelry store
Title: worked for her father
City: New York City
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1920
Collaborators
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
No projects on record
Education
Institution: Pratt Institute
Department: Painting
Institution: Kunstgewerbe Shule, Germany
Notes: took art classes
Institution: New York University
Notes: trained as a silver designer, funded by Quaker Silver Company
Institution: Rhode Island School of Design
Notes: trained as a silver designer, funded by Quaker Silver Company
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
Organization: American Designers Institute
Role: helped form the New York Chapter of this Chicago-based organization
Start Date: January 01, 1938
Notes: became the Industrial Designers Institute (IDI) in 1951 and later IDSA in 1965
Organization: Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
Role: Fellow
Start Date: January 01, 1965
Publications By
Title: Belle Kogan remembers
Co-author: Helen M. Rice
Publication: Innovation
Volume: 13
Issue: 2
Page: 33-39
Date Published: January 01, 1994
Notes: Spring 1994. An interview with Belle Kogan, thought to be America's first woman industrial designer. She discusses her career as a designer during the 1920s and 1930s.
Publications About
Title: Diversity and Difference: Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000
Author: Andrea Dinoto
Publication: American Craft
Volume: 61
Issue: 2
Page: 72-5
Date Published: January 01, 2001
Notes: April-May 2001.
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