Education

Bachelor of Architecture, Oklahoma University, Norman, OK, 1987
Master of Industrial Design, Art Center College of Art and Design, Pasadena, CA 1997
California Licensed Architect, 1990 to present

Bio and Affiliation

Dave is an industrial designer and educator. As an industrial designer, he has developed products for Microsoft, LG, Umbra, Target, and Hasbro. He has won multiple industrial design awards, with work recognized in media coverage worldwide.

As an educator, he has taught at the college level at OTIS College of Art and Design since 2001. He is a LinkedIn Learning author of 20 courses covering 3D in design, modeling, rendering, animation, and prototyping.

In 2018, he founded Gridopolis Games. Gridopolis is an innovative 3D strategy game and modular system. Dave not only executed the design work, but did the engineering, packaging, website design, factory sourcing, and marketing efforts.

For fun, Dave likes to design cool stuff and fly his paraglider.

David Schultze design: Gridopolis
David Schultze design: Philco PC
David Schultze design: Roto Retro
David Schultze design: Nancy B Moonscope
Dave Schultze design: Vessella
Dave Schultze design: King Brian

Professional Websites

Connect with Dave @gridopolis on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok! 

Awards and Honors

  • 1993   San Diego AIDS Memorial, Citation Award
  • 1996   Lego International Design Competition, Interactive Game, First Place
  • 2010   Chaos Group Rendering Competition, Third Place, ‘Philco PC’
  • 2011   Parents' Choice Gold Award, ‘Nancy B Science Club Microscope’ for Educational Insights
  • 2011   Family Fun Magazine's Best Toy Award, ‘Nancy B Science Club Microscope’ for Educational Insights
  • 2012   LG Innovation Award, ‘Roto Retro’ cell phone, First Place (1 of 524)
  • 2013   Grand Prize: Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation for ‘Kinsa Smart Thermometer’
  • 2013   Grand Prize: Health 2.0 / DC2VC for ‘Kinsa Smart Thermometer’
  • 2013   Grand Prize: New York City Innovate Health Tech, for ‘Kinsa Smart Thermometer’
  • 2013   Grand Prize: Demo Mobile 2013, for ‘Kinsa Smart Thermometer’
  • 2014   Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, ‘My First Microscope’ for Educational Insights
  • 2014   Parents’ Choice Silver Award, ‘My First Microscope’ for Educational Insights
  • 2014   Toy of the Year Finalist [top 6] ‘My First Microscope’ for Educational Insights
  • 2015   Toy of the Year Finalist [top 6] for ‘Black Light Illuminator’, for Educational Insights,
  • 2015   Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal Award for ‘Black Light Illuminator’, for Educational Insights
  • 2018   IDA Gold Award, Board Game category, ‘Gridopolis’
  • 2018   IDA Gold Award, Educational Toy category, ‘Gridopolis’
  • 2018   STEM.org certification for an educational product, ‘Gridopolis’
  • 2018   Kickstarter Funding Campaign, successful for ‘Gridopolis’
  • 2019   European Product Design Award, Silver Prize in Construction Category, ‘Gridopolis’
  • 2019   European Product Design Award, Silver Prize in Educational Category, ‘Gridopolis’
  • 2019   Mom’s Choice, Gold Award in STEAM Category, for ‘Gridopolis’
  • 2020   National Parenting Product Award, First Place, for ‘Gridopolis’
  • 2020   Toy Insider’s Top Holiday Toy, Winner, for ‘Gridopolis’
  • 2021   Toy of the Year, STEAM finalist (1 of 7), for ‘Gridopolis’
  • 2021   Mensa Select, Award winner (1 of 10) for ‘Gridopolis’

Publications

  • 1993   Contemporary Trends in Landscape Architecture [book] San Diego AIDS Memorial, 5 pages
  • 1993   Contemporary Trends in Landscape Architecture [book] Residential Project, 5 pages
  • 1997   San Diego Home and Garden [magazine & cover], ‘House of the Year,’ Home in Rancho Sante Fe
  • 2009   Engadget [article] ‘Philco PC concept makes the ‘50s seem less lame’
  • 2009   Gizmodo [article] ‘I Would Buy the Philco PC Right This Second’
  • 2009   New York Times [article] ‘A PC Rooted in the ’50s,’ coverage of ‘Philco PC’
  • 2010   Gloss [magazine] coverage of ‘Philco PC’
  • 2010   CPU / Computer Power User [magazine] coverage of ‘Philco PC’
  • 2010   Real Design [magazine & cover] coverage of ‘Philco PC’
  • 2014   Retro & Vintage Design [book] for ‘Philco PC’ two-page project spread
  • 2021   Newsweek Magazine Best in STEM [magazine article] for ‘Gridopolis’

Clients and Employment History

Employment

  • SchultzeWORKS designstudio, Founder and Owner. 1997 to present
  • Gridopolis Games, Founder and Owner. 2018 to present

Clients

  • Microsoft,  Target, Mattel [20 projects] Hasbro [40 projects] Educational Insights, 15 projects