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Patricia Moore (born 1952) is an American industrial designer, gerontologist, and author. She is one of the founders of the universal design philosophy. [1] Moore is a Fellow of the Industrial Designers Society of America and in 2016 was named one of The Most Notable American Industrial Designers in the history of the field. [2]
Aug 31, 2023 · As a young industrial designer, Patricia Moore undertook a radical experiment in aging. Her discoveries reshaped the built world.
Mar 10, 2013 · Patricia (Pattie) Moore is a pioneering female designer, gerontologist (social scientist of the aging), author, educator and design thought leader. Pattie has been named by ID magazine as one of the 40 Most Socially Conscious Designers in the world.
- What About The Elderly?
- A Learned Woman
- A Master of Disguise
- The Test
- Outrageous Commitment
- Architecture and The End User
While still a young industrial designer, Patricia Moore found herself working in the office of Raymond Loewy, often considered The Father of Industrial Design. Set in New York City during the mid-1970s, Moore was eager to prove herself at her new job. Displaying her talent early on, she caught the attention of the higher-ups within the organization...
After her appeal, the young designer was given the okay to become a student again and enrolled at New York University Medical School to study biomechanics. As part of her arrangement, she was encouraged to incorporate her findings in her projects at work, it was a dream scenario that allowed Moore to dive deep into her new passion. But, after some ...
Constantly exploring ways that she could get deeper into the minds and lives of the elderly, Moore began to struggle with the fact that she would not truly know what it was like to be older until she herself had grown in age. At twenty-six years old she was far from life as a senior citizen. She was eager to truly understand what it feltlike to liv...
The perfect opportunity for Moore to try out her new disguise was at a work conference. Filled with nerves beyond measure, she walked into the event and began to talk to some of her colleagues. She knew them well, but, to them, she was a complete stranger — the disguise was working! Next, it was time to try the disguise with people she didn’t know,...
Patricia Moore soon established herself as a formidable force in the design world. During her experiment she founded her own practice where she used her unique research to create products and services for consumers of all ages. Her work has spanned an astronomical number of different fields and she has worked with clients that any firm leader would...
A look at the life of Patricia Moore provides an unprecedented look at the steps one can take to truly understand the end user. As an industrial designer, Moore embraces her duty to serve those she designs for. For her, understanding the elderly was an inescapable vitality. There was no other way that she could create something impactful for them w...
Patricia Moore is one of the founders of Universal Design. Moore is a Fellow of the Industrial Designers Society of America and in 2016 was named one of The Most Notable American Industrial Designers in the history of the field.
Oct 4, 2023 · In this Design Conversation, distinguished industrial designer and gerontologist Patricia Moore talks about education at RIT and her career, including her early years as a designer working with Raymond Loewy and being the only female designer in the design studio.
Sep 30, 2020 · Patricia Moore, also as known as the Mother of Universal Design, is a female industrial designer in the US. Graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology, Moore chose to complete advanced studies in biomechanics at the New York University School of Medicine and the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.
