Edwin Schlossberg
| Edwin Schlossberg | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Edwin Arthur Schlossberg July 19, 1945 New York City, U.S. |
| Residence | Park Avenue, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Columbia College Columbia Graduate School |
| Occupation | Designer, author, artist |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Kennedy (m. 1986) |
| Children |
Rose Kennedy Schlossberg Tatiana Kennedy Schlossberg Jack Kennedy Schlossberg |
| Parent(s) | Alfred I. Schlossberg Mae Hirsch |
| Awards | U.S. Commission of Fine Arts |
Edwin Arthur "Ed" Schlossberg (born July 19, 1945), founder and principal of ESI Design, is an American designer, author, and artist. He specializes in designing interactive, participatory experiences, beginning in 1977 with the first hands-on learning environment in the US for the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Schlossberg continues to work in the field and publishes frequently on the subject. He is the husband of Caroline Kennedy and son-in-law of the late John F. Kennedy and the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. He has published 11 books, including Einstein and Beckett and Interactive Excellence: Defining and Developing New Standards for the Twenty-first Century. His artwork has been presented in many one-man shows and museum exhibits. In 2011, he was appointed to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts by President Barack Obama.
Schlossberg was born in New York City to an Orthodox Jewish family. His parents Alfred I. Schlossberg and Mae Hirsch were both children of Ukrainian immigrants. Alfred founded a textile-manufacturing business and was president of the Park East Synagogue on New York's Upper East Side, where Ed studied Hebrew and had a Bar Mitzvah.
Schlossberg first attended New York's PS 166 school, and graduated from Birch Wathen School and Columbia College of Columbia University. He received his masters and doctoral degrees from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
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