Shaun Jackson (IDSA)

Associate Professor

The University of MichiganShaun Jackson is an educator, inventor and design entrepreneur. In the early 70’s he founded his first company Eclipse Inc., an internationally respected design and manufacturing company. As president and design director, Jackson guided the growth of Eclipse from a small entrepreneurial venture to a multimillion-dollar corporation. His company was selected as a research case for a National Endowment for the Arts study investigating the role of design in American business, entitled The Competitive Edge. Shaun holds more than 30 patents and his designs have won numerous national and international design awards including the prestigious IDEA award from Business Week. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Worldesign Foundation and has lectured at business and design schools around the country. Last year, Mr. Jackson was honored by the Industrial Designers Society of America by being selected as the chair of the 2001 IDEA Awards jury.

In addition to his teaching Mr. Jackson is president of his design consultancy Shaun Jackson Design Inc. His clients include Herman Miller, Nike, L.L. Bean, Eddie Bauer, Harley Davidson, and Patagonia. Shaun’s designs have been featured in numerous publications including Businessweek, Wired, The New York Times, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, on NBC’s Today Show, The Discovery Channel, and can be seen at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. This year Shaun was honored by The Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum by being nominated for their prestigious National Design Award.