ROB GIAMPIETRO NAMED PRINCIPAL OF PROJECT PROJECTS

Project Projects has announced that Rob Giampietro is joining the studio as a principal. Rob has actively collaborated with Project Projects across a variety of media, including the online magazine Tablet and the upcoming catalogue for the Guggenheim Museum’s 2010 Hugo Boss Prize. As a writer, Rob’s essays and design commentary have appeared in Dot Dot Dot, Design Observer, and BusinessWeek, as well as in the New York Times, New York Magazine, and on NPR. As a designer, Rob has worked with cultural clients including Gagosian Gallery, David Zwirner, and Knoll, along with nonprofit organizations such as the United Nations, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis & Malaria, and the NYC2012 Olympic Bid. Rob currently teaches at Parsons and in RISD’s graduate graphic design department, and he served as vice president of AIGA/NY for 2008–2009.