Background
Caruso, Jerome Carmel was born on October 23, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Carmel Albert and Jessie Dorothea (Christello) Caruso.
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Jerome Carmel Caruso
Edit Profileindustrial and furniture designer
Jerome Carmel Caruso, industrial and furniture designer. Achievements include over 50 United States and foreign patents for Business Chair Base, Multiple Key Assembly, Cast Aluminum Stack Chair, Chair Seat Tilt Control, Bonded Chair Construction, others. Recipient Design award Inter Design 2000, 1976, American Cotton Batting Institute, 1964; Contract Furniture Design award American Society Interior Designers, 1990.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Illinois, 1959; Degree in Fine Arts, Royal Academy Arts, Copenhagen, 1961.
Career
Staff designer, Mel Boldt & Associations, Chicago, 1959-1960; staff designer, Bernadotte & Bjørn, Copenhagen, 1960-1962; director design, Jon Hauser & Associations, St. Charles, Illinois, 1962-1964; president, principal, Jerome Caruso Design, Brussels, 1964-1968; president, principal, Jerome Caruso Design, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1968-1972; president, principal, Jerome Caruso Design, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, Illinois, since 1972.
Achievements
Membership
Member Industrial Designers Society of America (Industrial Design Excellence award 1987, Silver 1991).
Connections
Married Ruth Marie Beals, May 28, 1960. Children: Michael, Steven.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1959
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1961
Career
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1959 - 1960
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1960 - 1962
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1962 - 1964
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1964 - 1968
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1968 - 1972
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1972
Awards
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Recipient Design award Inter Design 2000, 1976, American Cotton Batting Institute, 1964. Contract Furniture Design award American Society Interior Designers, 1990.Recipient Design award Inter Design 2000, 1976, American Cotton Batting Institute, 1964. Contract Furniture Design award American Society Interior Designers, 1990.