Rowena Reed Kostellow created 3-D design education in the 1930s for teaching, seeing, and creating beautiful designs today

The Rowena Group was established in 1988 to celebrate and communicate the teaching methodology of one of the most recognized design educators of the 20th century. She taught five generations of designers. Today, her teachings are part of industrial design programs worldwide.

Rowena critiquing student work
Awards
August 25, 2025

Announcing the 2025 Rowena Award to Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn

Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn are critics, curators, and public advocates of the power of design ideas and opportunity.

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Teapot Portraits
News
July 30, 2025

The Teapot Project: Personal Characteristics as Unintentional Self Portraits

Students learned about 3D form, function, meaning, personal expression, and the ceramic production process, all while engaging in hands-on craft and navigating the temporal demands of plaster.

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2025 Student Prize
Newsletter
June 1, 2025

Congratulations to our 2025 Student Award Winners!

Winners received cash prizes, honoring Rowena’s wish to reward excellence, as well as provide students with the resources to travel and enrich their education as industrial designers.

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