Roundtable.Furniture, (founded in 2013) is a resource for furniture companies and designers to add perspective, insight, and experience into their business. Founded by George Kordaris who provides honest assessments, in-depth research, and high-level management experience. Roundtable offers ‘outside-in’ thinking to tackle today’s most challenging and changing landscape.
In 2018 George started teaching the History of Production Furniture class at ArtCenter College of Design and has taught the course over 15 times to Graduate and Undergraduates. Click here to read all the student evaluations and comments.
Beginning in 2019 he created the course Classroom to Career at ArtCenter which aims to help students find good jobs that have lasting professional design career value. He also teaches at Parsons and Pratt, which offer similar classes.
In March 2024 Humanscale sponsored George to present a well received Webinar on Hidden Treasures of Women in Furniture. Click here to watch.
Experience
The New School, Parsons
2023 - Present
Instructor: Graduate Professional Practices
President, Humanscale International
Design Ambassador, Director Research and Design
ArtCenter
2018 - Present
Pratt Institute
2024 - Present
Associate Professor
Graduate Furniture Design
Instructor: Graduate Professional Practices
Humanscale
2002-2010 and on/off since then
Moroso
2010 - 2013
CEO, North and South America
Co-founder and Contributor
Herman Miller
2000 - 2002
Vice President, Global A & D Marketing & Sales:
Board Member of Geiger International
Officeinsight
1995 - 2000
Vitra
1989 - 1995
Started the brand in the USA as a Managing Director and Board Member
Vice President of Marketing & Sales for Vecta, a Steelcase owned company (now known as Coalesse)
Steelcase
1986 - 1989
Knoll International
1975 - 1986
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Los Angeles, New York and Tokyo
Education & Affiliations
2004
Fellow, Royal Society of Arts
The RSA has been at the forefront of social change for over 260 years and now is a 30,000 strong Fellowship and global community that encourages practical solutions to realize change.
1983
Harvard Business School, Program for Management Development
This intensive 14-week on-campus program is aimed at developing management skills, creating universally-applicable professional knowledge and business confidence.
Personal enrollment was sponsored by Knoll.
1973 - 1975
UCLA, History Major
Inspired and mentored by Professor Albert Hoxie, who taught Renaissance History.
Worked 3 jobs, borrowed money and loved every minute of it, but at age 25 and with a job at Knoll waiting, it was time to start a career.
1969 - 1972
California Air National Guard
California Air National Guard, The 146th in Van Nuys
Boot camp was at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX and technical training was at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, IL
Honorably Discharged as a Sargent (E4)
Los Angeles City College
Took basic freshman curriculum.
1968 - 1969
