Stephan Van Dam

Stephan Van Dam (born April 2, 1959) is a cartographer, graphic designer and information architect. He is the president, principal and creative director of New York–based VanDam, Inc.^[1] Van Dam holds several patents in the field of paper engineering and origami map folding. Twenty-six of his maps are in the permanent Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).^[2]

Born (1959-04-02) April 2, 1959 (age 66)

Germany

EducationParsons School of Design, 1981
Harvard Business Club, 1985
School of Visual Arts, 1996

OccupationsCartographer
Graphic Designer
Information Architect
Publisher

AwardsGold, Industrial Design Society of America, 1986
ID Magazine, Honorable Mention, 1989
AIGA, 1997

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Stephan Van Dam
Van Dam in August 2010
Born	(1959-04-02) April 2, 1959 (age 66) Germany
Education	Parsons School of Design, 1981 Harvard Business Club, 1985 School of Visual Arts, 1996
Occupations	Cartographer Graphic Designer Information Architect Publisher
Awards	Gold, Industrial Design Society of America, 1986 ID Magazine, Honorable Mention, 1989 AIGA, 1997
Website	www.vandam.com

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Van Dam presented Understanding Maps at the original TED (conference) in 2002.^{[citation needed]}

He has received awards for his work from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), the editors of ID Magazine^{[citation needed]}.