ran a segment on the legacy of Charles Pollock, a renowned furniture designer and industrial design alumnus who died tragically in a fire in Queens on August 20. Lucia DeRespinis, an industrial design faculty member who went to college with Pollock at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, was interviewed for the piece and spoke of Pollock's immense design talent. Pollock designed his iconic “Pollock Executive Chair” for Knoll in 1963; the chair is still in production and is considered one of the best-selling office chairs in the history of design. It was featured in Pratt's exhibition in Fall 2012.