Laurene Leon Boym


General Information


Occupation: Industrial Designer, Educator

Date of Birth: January 01, 1964

Resident City: New York City

Resident State/Province: New York

Resident Country: United States

Sources: "Laurene Leon Boym 1964-." Icone: Design for Living. 12 June 2008 http://www.icone.co.uk/laurene_leon_boym


Specialties



Jobs


Employer: Smart Design

Title: Industrial Designer

Notes: OXO Kitchen tool line


Employer: Boym Partners Inc

Title: Partner

Start Date: January 01, 1994

Notes: founded by her husband, Constantin Boym in 1986


Employer: Parsons School of Design

Title: Instructor

City: New York City

State: New York

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 1993

End Date: January 01, 2002


Employer: School of Visual Arts

Title: Instructor of product design

City: New York City

State: New York

Country: United States


Collaborators


Name: Constantin Boym

Project: various

Organization: Boym Partners, Inc.

Notes: industrial designer and husband


Apprenticeships


No apprenticeships on record


Awards


Name: Best of Category at ID Annual Design Awards

Date Received: January 01, 2000


Name: The George Nelson Award from Interiors Magazine

Date Received: January 01, 1999


Name: Two Federal Design Achievement Awards

Date Received: January 01, 1995


Name: ID Annual Design Award

Description: in 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, and 1997


Name: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards, Product Design

Description: awarded to Boym Partners

Date Received: January 01, 2008


Exhibitions


Title: Mechanical Brides

Description: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Boym assumed the position of Designer in Residence at the Museum

City: New York City

State: New York

Country: United States


Title: Design and The Elastic Mind

Description: MoMA

City: New York

State: New York

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 2008


Title: Heavy Metal

Description: Moss Gallery, Art Basel/Design Miami

City: New York

State: New York

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 2007


Title: Double Take

Description: MoMA

City: New York City

State: New York

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 2007


Notable Projects



Education


Institution: School of Visual Arts

Department: Studio Art

Degree: BFA

End Date: January 01, 1984


Institution: Pratt Institute

Department: Industrial Design

Degree: Masters in Industrial Design

End Date: January 01, 1993

Notes: Thesis: Mechanical Brides


Licensing


No licenses on record


Professional Affiliations


Organization: Association of Women Industrial Designers (AWID)

Role: Founder

Start Date: January 01, 1992


Publications By



Publications About


Title: Curious Boym: Design Works

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Date Published: January 01, 2002