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Joseph Claude Sinel
?–1975
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Industrial Design
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- Birth yearWikidata· 92%
- Death yearWikidata· 92%
- NationalityWikidata· 92%
- BiographyWikipedia· 88%
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- WikidataTier 1 · Institutional85%
About
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Joseph Claude Sinel also known as Jo Sinel or "Auckland Jo", was a pioneering New-Zealand-born American industrial designer. Referred to in his lifetime and since as the father of American industrial design, he established what many regarded as the country's first industrial design practice.
Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 15d ago
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