niels cosman

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Education

2007 Master of Industrial Design  
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2005 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA


Selected
Experience

2008-2010 Founder/Principal Designer, Niels Cosman Studio, Brooklyn NY
2010 Glass Fabrication, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Brooklyn NY
2008-2010 Glass Fabrication, Josiah McElheny, Brooklyn NY
2009 Glass Fabrication, Peggy Ahwesh, Brooklyn NY
2008 Glassblowing Assistant, Michiko Sakano, Brooklyn NY
2008 Studio Intern, Jason Miller Studio, Brooklyn NY
2007 Cold Shop Coordinator, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood WA
Session 3, 2007
2005-2006 Graphic Designer, Cosman Medical Inc, Burlington MA
2006 Cold Shop Coordinator, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood WA
Sessions 4-5
2005 Cold Shop Technician, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood WA
2003 Graphic Designer, MIT iCampus Project, Cambridge MA
2000 Experience Designer, ZEFER Corporation, Boston MA


Teaching
Experience

2006-Present Adjunct Faculty, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
Glass Department
2009 Visiting Lecturer, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
2008 Instructor, Urban Glass, Brooklyn NY
Intermediate Glass Blowing
2008 Instructor, Urban Glass, Brooklyn NY
Weekend Workshop "Afterlife: Cold Glass "
2008 Instructor, One Sixty Glass, Brooklyn NY
Beginner Glassblowing
2001-2007 Practice Monitor, MIT Glass Lab, Cambridge MA
Introduction to Glassblowing
2006 Teaching Assistant, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Peter Houk’s Playing around with the Graal Idea Class
2006 Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
Industrial Design Principals Studio
2006 Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
History of Industrial Design

Honors


2007 RISD Graduate Awards of Excellence in Design, Providence RI
Honorable Mention
2004 Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts, Cambridge MA
3rd Prize
2004 Pilchuck-MIT Partner Scholarship, Stanwood WA
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ncosman@gmail.com