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Mark Goetz has been on the Design faculty at Pratt since 1993, when he started teaching sophomore industrial design studios.  He has taught the graduate furniture design studio since 1997. He has organized several exhibitions of student work including the venues at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Cologne Furniture Fair, as well as Industry sponsored projects with companies such as Herman Miller and Wilsonart. Goetz is also the owner of TZ Design, an industrial design firm founded in 1988, which specializes in furniture for the retail, hospitality and contract furniture industry. Clients have included Herman Miller, Bernhardt Design and Segis Italia. He is also a member of to22,a joint design collaborative with the aim of provoking new ways of thinking.  Their website can be found here: www.to22.net