Scott Henderson
Born (1966-04-05) April 5, 1966
NationalityAmerican
OccupationIndustrial Designer
Websitehttps://scotthendersoninc.com/

Scott Henderson, born April 5, 1966, is an American industrial designer, inventor and television personality who is best known for designing everyday consumer products. He studied industrial design at The University of the Arts under Noel Mayo, D.F.A. (Hon.) and Charles H Burnette, PhD, and began working as a product designer in 1988 when he joined the Sonneman Design Group, in New York City.

Life and career

In 1990, Henderson joined the New York-based firm of Walter Dorwin Teague and Associates.  In 1993, Henderson joined the New York City based design firm Smart Design where he worked until August 2003, when he founded his eponymously named design firm, Scott Henderson Inc. where he continues to work today.

Since 2019, he has been a judge and presenter[1] on the television show America By Design Innovation series which airs on CBS. In 2003, Henderson chaired the IDSA International Design Conference, and was named Design Ambassador[2] representing the United States at the Messe Frankfurt Ambiente trade fair in Germany in 2015. 

Ambiente, 2015

The award-winning face shield[3] he designed in 2020 allows full view of a person’s face and was worn by Michele Obama, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Martin Sheen, Sandra Bullock, Adrian Brody, and Jennifer Aniston. Another of Henderson’s popular designs,[4] the Moby Spout Cover, has become so ubiquitous in American households with new babies that the product was parodied by Pixar in the Toy Story era short film, Partysaurus Rex.

Early Life and Influences

Henderson grew up in Yorktown Heights, New York, in a household with one other sibling. From an early age, Scott’s life revolved around art, drawing and painting. He cites Frank Frazetta, Salvador Dali, Norman Rockwell, Edward Hopper and Walt Disney as influences.[5]

Scott Henderson with Sir Richard Branson, 2023

Awards and honors

Henderson’s work is in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum,[6] the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum,[7] and the Alessi Museum. Sixteen products he designed have been included for sale at the Museum of Modern Art's MoMA Design Store.  

His work has been exhibited by the San Jose Museum of Art, the Holon Museum in Israel,[8] the Brussels Design Museum, the Triennial De Milano Design Museum, and the Walker Art Center.  In 2023, his work was exhibited in the Saachi Gallery in London.  He is the recipient of more than fifty international design awards including:

  • 2023 Red Dot Award for Victoria Signature Cookware
  • 2021 Core 77 Design Awards Notable Honor for ZShield
  • 2020 Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards, Best Design North America for the ZShield
  • 2020 IDSA Award of Special Recognition for inspiration to the industry
  • 2009 IDSA Professional Honor Award, North East District for contributions to the field

Patents and publications

Henderson is named as inventor on more than fifty US patents,[9] and has written extensively on product design.

Publications  

References

  1. ↑ "America ByDesign | Architecture". www.bydesign.global. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  2. ↑ Dickenson, Susan (19 May 2014). "Scott Henderson named Ambiente 2015 'Partner Country' designer".
  3. ↑ Sorokanich, Lara (30 September 2020). "This radically reimagined face shield is a worker's dream". FastCompany.com.
  4. ↑ "You and Your Kids Will Love These Easy-to-Clean Bath Toys". Good Housekeeping. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  5. ↑ Beall, Kelly (2022-08-12). "F5: Scott Henderson Talks Powerful Graphic Images, Travel + More". Design Milk. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  6. ↑ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  7. ↑ Institution, Smithsonian. "ALPS Interactive PS Gamepad". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  8. ↑ "Never-Realized Alessi Designs Are on View in an Exhibition at Israel's Design Museum Holon". Architectural Digest. 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  9. ↑ "Google Patents". patents.google.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
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