Marte Foundation Annual Scholarship

The *Marte Foundation Annual Scholarship *was established by ArtCenter CMF design educator, Kimberly Marte, to support students with financial need and academic merit in the undergraduate departments of Spatial Experience Design, Product Design and Transportation Design.

As the founder of Design Spectrum, Kimberly Marte’s 20-plus years of expertise is utilized in the automotive, architectural and industrial design industries. Design Spectrum’s clients include Next VR, Acura Advanced Studio, Nissan Design and Tier 1 OEM suppliers. Marte is a CMF design educator in the Product Design department at ArtCenter College of Design. At Honda R&D Americas, she redefined the sport-luxury SUV segment with fellow designer Michelle Christensen on the Acura ZDX. As the senior lead CMF designer at Tesla, she oversaw the look and feel of the iconic Model S.