Edwin Arthur Schlossberg (born July 19, 1945) , founder and principal of ESI Design, is an internationally recognized designer, author and artist. Schlossberg specializes in designing interactive, participatory experiences, beginning in 1977 with the first hands-on learning environment in the U.S. for the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Schlossberg continues to work in the field and publishes frequently on the subject. Schlossberg is the author of Interactive Excellence: Defining and Developing New Standards for the Twenty-first Century.
Schlossberg's multidisciplinary design firm, ESI Design, is based in New York City and has produced award-winning interactive experiences for both institutional and corporate clients. Signature projects include:
- Best Buy - Concept Stores
- Ellis Island - American Family Immigration History Center
- Playa Vista
- Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
- Reuters Spectacular at 3 Times Square
- Sony Plaza and Sony Wonder Technology Lab
- World Financial Center Breezeway Media Walls
- World Trade Center and World Financial Center Informational Kiosks
Personal life
All four of Schlossberg's grandparents were Ukrainian Jews born near Poltava, Ukraine who arrived in the United States at Ellis Island.Schlossberg is a graduate of Birch Wathen Lenox School and Columbia College of Columbia University. He married Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, on July 19, 1986.
- Rose Kennedy Schlossberg, born on June 25, 1988 in New York City, New York (named after Caroline's grandmother Rose Kennedy)
- Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg, born on May 5, 1990 in New York City, New York (named after Edwin's former colleague, the lithographer Tatiana Grossman, and after Edwin's grandmother)
- John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg, born on January 19, 1993 in New York City, New York (named after Caroline's parents) (nickname jack)
They live on Park Avenue in Manhattan.
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