Edwin Arthur Schlossberg (born July 19, 1945) is an American designer, author, and artist. He specializes in designing interactive 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 often on the subject. He is the husband of
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of
John F. Kennedy and
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. He has published eleven books, including Einstein and Beckett and Interactive Excellence: Defining and Developing New Standards for the Twenty-first Century. His artwork has been presented in many solo shows and museum exhibits.[1] In 2011, he was appointed to the
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts by President
Barack Obama, serving until 2013.[2][3][4]
Schlossberg's multi-disciplinary design firm,
ESI Design, is based on
Fifth Avenue in New York City. It has produced award-winning interactive experiences for institutional and corporate clients.[8][12] Projects include:
Terrell Place, Washington, D.C.
Barclays Center Media Experience, Brooklyn, NY
Best Buy – Concept Stores
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate[13]
Ellis Island – American Family Immigration History Center
World Trade Center and World Financial Center Informational Kiosks
Schlossberg has been singled out as a "leader in interactive design" by Wired magazine.[16]
Schlossberg's plans for a redesign of the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
Cleveland received public attention when ESI was engaged to lead the project in 2007,[12][17] but the Hall of Fame ultimately chose a different design because of cost considerations.[18]
Personal life
Schlossberg married attorney
Caroline Kennedy on July 19, 1986, his 41st birthday.[11] They have three children, all born in New York:
Schlossberg, Edwin (1973). Einstein and Beckett; a record of an imaginary discussion with Albert Einstein and Samuel Beckett. New York.
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Schlossberg, Edwin (1977). The philosopher's game: match your wits against the 100 greatest thinkers of all time. New York:
St. Martin's Press.
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Fuller, R.B.; Schlossberg, E. (1977). Tetrascroll. Universal Limited Art Editions.
Schlossberg, Edwin (1985). The pirated edition of Stevens and Bohr: a record of correspondence between Wallace Stevens and Niels Bohr and journals written during that correspendence. London; Zurich: Princelet Editions.
ISBN0862980143.
^Thomas E. Luebke, ed., Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 2013): Appendix B, p. 554.