CAD as the New Language for Jewelry Designers
Thursday, November 30, 2023
7:00-8:00pm EST
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Kim Nelson will be our guest speaker
Kim Nelson | Assistant Chair of Jewelry Design | Fashion Department
Fashion Institute of Technology | Assistant Professor
(212) 217-5745
This discussion will focus on how and why CAD, or “computer aided design,” has become the language of the jewelry industry.
This conversation will expand to why and how CAD has become the language of industrial and product design in general, how long this transition has been in the making, what delayed this evolution from reaching our industry, and why our industry has been so susceptible to embracing it now that it has arrived.
CAD has infiltrated our design development processes as well as our manufacturing methods, and now having done so, is uniquely positioned to act as a bridge between these arenas.
What are the costs and benefits of this new environment, and most importantly, how can we best approach and successfully adapt to it?
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023
7:00-8:00PM EST
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Kim Nelson is currently the Assistant Chair over the Jewelry Design program at The Fashion Institute of Technology, where he has taught as full-time faculty since 2013 and as an adjunct professor for four years prior to that. Kim entered the jewelry industry in 1993, following a successful career as an editorial illustrator. He started his jewelry career by completing the one-year AAS program in Jewelry Design at The Fashion Institute of Technology. While still a student at FIT, he began working for Carvin French Jewelers as a free-lance designer, and was hired as their in-house designer upon graduation. Kim worked with Carvin French for three years before accepting an offer to work as a senior designer for Stuller Inc., in Lafayette Louisiana. After three years with Stuller, he returned to New York to work again with Carvin French, where his responsibilities were expanded to include quality assurance and increased interactions with the workshop. In 2003, Kim entered into a full-time dedicated contractor agreement with Stuller, and he maintained that working relationship for ten years.
While working with Stuller, Kim was exposed to CAD/CAM technologies. He began working digitally in 1998, becoming a certified Rhino instructor in 2001. In addition to his experience with Carvin French and Stuller, Kim has also maintained a successful free-lance business offering design, CAD modeling, CAM production, and CAD/CAM consulting and training services. He also creates bespoke pieces for private clients.
His design awards include a PGI award, a JCK Buyer’s choice award, and a Diamonds International Finalist award.