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Designer Ted Muehling working with Joel Smith and gaffer Jeff Babcock
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Glass being reheated in glory hole
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Kiki Smith working with Joel Smith and Engraver Max Erlacher
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Steuben designer, Taf Lebel Schaefer developing bowl with Steuben glassworkers - Manufacturing, management, factory, project
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Managed Stemware Introduction - 2002
- Managed designs of stemware project, including drawings and samples for focus groups
- Researched and hired new consultant designers for project, negotiated and managed contracts
- Oversaw sourcing of samples in Portugal and initial product runs in Germany
- Designed three patterns chosen for introduction
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New Product Bi-Annual Introduction Management - Example: Spring Introductions 2008
As Design Director and Associate Design Director at Steuben Glass, Smith has managed the on-time introduction of new products, 70-80 annually. Example shows artist Kiki Smith launch and a breadth of additional product including corporate, animals, and sculptural designs.
- Design direction and mentoring of staff and consultant designers
- Tracking of designs to meet decision making points and introduction dates
- Budget tracking for design development
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Example of Bridal Product Presentation - - Coordinated design assignment with staff designers and consultant designers
- Worked with renderer to ensure all designs would have same feel for presentation
- Reviewed designs with manufacturing prior to presentation of designs
- Made presentation to marketing using renderings
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Funerary Urn Project Management - 2008
Business explored funerary urns as a potential area of expansion
- Multiple designers contracted and renderings organized for presentation to focus groups
- Range of styles and solutions, all using crystal in new ways to expand production and sales
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Ted Muehling Collection - - Initial collection composed of 16 designs
- Period of exploration critical to product success
- Barware in Tortoise group became strongest category
- Added new cutting skills to the factory
- Used beauty of glass in new ways, satin finish, polished cuts in functional bowls
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Michele Oka Doner Collection - 2006
- Initial collection composed of 10 designs
- Explored new areas with large cast bronze elements as well as new glass kiln forming techniques
- Used traditional copper wheel engraving techniques in new ways - engraving microscopic images
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Jeff Zimmerman Collection - 2007
- Collection composed of 8 designs, and over 20 - - limited edition pieces
- Explored large sized forms made by hand, sculptural forms
- Caviar set carried sculptural pulled tree-like forms to successful product area
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Richard Meier Collection - 1992
- Collection composed of 3 designs, mold blown
- Initial designs involved sourcing of sterling silver bases
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