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