shaun
jackson design inc.
was founded
in 1989 as a full service design consultancy. Originally, shaun
jackson design was a service based company doing
design and product development for many well-known consumer
product companies including Nike, Herman Miller, L.L. Bean,
Eddie Bauer, Brookstone, Harley Davidson, and Patagonia. In
1998, inspired by an increasing awareness of how emerging technologies
(particularly laptop computers and the internet) were changing
the way we work and learn, they developed a patented computer
carrying case that transformed instantly into a portable work
environment. They nicknamed the product, “The Lapdog,”
and within a few months, the product was receiving rave reviews
in dozens of publications worldwide. Sales for the Lapdog ®
exploded, the name stuck and a new product based company was
born.
Principals
Shaun
Jackson: President
Shaun Jackson, an educator, inventor and design entrepreneur.
In the early 70's he founded his fi rst 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. In the mid 80's his company was selected
as a research case for a National Endowment for the Arts study
investigating the role of design in American business, The Competitive
Edge. Shaun holds more than 50 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.
He has lectured at business and design schools around the country
including Harvard, Auburn and the University of Michigan. Last
year Shaun was honored by the Industrial Designers Society of
America by being selected as the chair of the 2001 IDEA Awards
jury. Currently, Shaun is an Assoc.Professor at the University
of Michigan where he teaches industrial design and is the acting
chair of the department. In 1989 Shaun sold Eclipse and founded
Shaun Jackson Design Inc. In addition to the design and manufacture
of products bearing the Shaun Jackson Design label, his clients
have included 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.
Mark Zadvinskis: Vice President
Mark is an award winning designer who has been the general manager,
senior designer and director of operations at Shaun Jackson
Design since 1995. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan
in both industrial design and mechanical engineering. While
a student at Michigan, Mark won a number of awards including
the prestigious IDSA student merit award and the Reebok Designovation
competition. Mark has worked as a design intern at Reebok and
has acted as a teaching assistant at the University of Michigan.
Mark is responsible for all aspects of the overall operations
at Shaun Jackson Design as well as acting as chief technology
officer and webmaster. Beyond his work at Shaun Jackson Design,
Mark is well known locally as the co-owner and the driving creative
force behind two of the Detroit areas leading dance clubs, Liquid
Lounge and Necto. Necto
was recently awarded “Best New Club in America,”
by both URB and BPM Magazines, and has been featured in Rolling
Stone Magazine, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.
Mark has been responsible for all aspects of the design of these
award winning night spots that attract some of the world's leading
DJs, from the graphic identity to the interior design and furnishings.
