Inna Alesina

, Alesina Design
Inna Alesina
Ukrainian, b. 1969

Inna Alesina was born in Kharkov, Ukraine, in 1969. She began her studies in design at the Ukrainian Institute of Industrial Arts. She continued her studies at Parsons School of Design in New York, where she earned a B.F.A. in product design in 1996.

From 1997 to 1998, Alesina worked as a designer in Russia. From 1999 to 2001, she worked as a designer for New-York-based Grotell Design Inc., a company that designs and develops timepieces and jewelry. From 2000 to 2003, she was a designer for 180s Inc., a Baltimore-based company that designs and develops performance products. And from 2000 to 2004, she taught at Towsend University in Towson, MD.

In 1996, Alesina founded her own studio, Alesina Design Inc. Based in the Baltimore area, Alesina and her team at Alesina Design create furniture, consumer products, and performance wear.

Since 2006, Alesina has also taught as full-time faculty in the Environmental Design Department at the Maryland Institute College of Art. In 2010, she co-authored a book with Ellen Lupton, Exploring Materials: Creative Design for Everyday Objects (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010).

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Designer Inna Alesina describes working at GlassLab on Governors Island, July, 2012.

Events
GlassLab will appear on Governors Island, Summer 2012
GlassLab at Governors Island |
June 30 - July 29, 2012 from 11:00am - 6:30pm
The Corning Museum of Glass will once again partner with Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to present GlassLab this summer. On weekends, from June 30 to July 29 on New York’s Governors Island,... more
Process: 
Tripod connector design concept by Inna Alesina for GlassLab on Governors Island 2012
Re-purposed molds design concept by Inna Alesina for GlassLab on Governors Island 2012
Nested bubbles design concept by Inna Alesina for GlassLab on Governors Island 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Design Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
Designer Inna Alesina at GlassLab on Governors Island, July 2012
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