Sabrina Katz

As an Industrial Designer and educator, Sabrina has been contributing to the Chicago design community for over 27 years. Currently Sabrina is Professor at Northwestern University in the Segal Design Institute where she heads up the sketching program, co-teaches design thinking courses, and facilitates a course on materials and process in the EDI graduate program. Prior to her master's degree in 2018, she worked for 10 years at UIC, serving as Foundation Master, Instructor, and Internship Coordinator for the School of Design. Sabrina was an integral part in the development of new drawing curriculum for foundation design students. Additionally, she spearheaded an internship program including an annual Internship Fair, which ensures an ongoing commitment to connecting interns with employers. Prior to this, Sabrina consulted independently with local design firms and manufacturers developing innovative solutions for clients such as Taylor Seville, Skil / Bosch, Swanstone, Innovet, Radio Flyer, and Abb Vie.

Sabrina first moved to Chicago in 1995 to take a position with Herbst LaZar Bell where she was promoted from Staff Designer to Senior Designer, and finally to Project Manager - managing projects for Hewlett Packard, Quill, Dacor, Kodak, Motorola, Bunn, and Tenex. She then took a position with Tres Design Group as lead designer where she directed projects for Terk Technologies, Alberto Culver, Art Crystal, Fellowes, and Sima.

Sabrina received a Bachelor of Science degree from Art Center College of Design in her hometown of Pasadena, California. She earned her master’s degree in Product Design and Development Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in 2018.