The glass industry, a design enabler

Dick Ruzzin, General Motors

Thank you very much for the invitation to come here. A special thank you also to: Don Ableson, Vince Henry, and especially to Jorma Vitkala for the invitation to speak to this very important audience.

I hope to give you some insight into the world of contemporary design and its history. Design is big business, experienced high quality, enthusiastic and motivated designers are a must to compete effectively in the global market today. Process and timing is also important as it is to everyone in business. The designer brings a necessary component to modern product creation, artistic content, he or she must add and maintain it throughout the product development process, from beginning to end.

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The Authors

Dick Ruzzin General Motors Dick Ruzzin took the opportunity to retire early from General Motors Design Center in May of 1998 after three years as Director of Design for Chevrolet Cars which followed four and a half years in Ger... Read more