Graduated, with distinction, from the school of Industrial Design at Carleton University, Ottawa, in June of 1987. Gained extensive experience in plastic product design and transportation design while working as a junior and senior industrial designer at various design studios in Montreal and in France between 1985 and 1991. Founded DIBIS, Inc. in January 1992, a product design and manufacturing company based in Montreal.
Michael has received international design awards and recognition from both the industry and his peers for the quality of his products and design projects. His products have been selected by numerous publications and design exhibitions throughout North America. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City as well as numerous other well know retail shops around the world sell products designed by Michael Santella and manufactured by DIBIS. He is the only three time winner of the prestigious Accent on Design Award at the New York International Gift Fair, given annually for best product design.
Michael has also working as a free lance Industrial Designer and teaching at the University de Montreal. He has been teaching at Dawson College since August 2002.
Graduated from Carleton University in 1987, Michel holds a bachelor?s degree in Industrial Design. He also studied in avionics at l?Ecole nationale d?a�ronautique.
First worked in 1988 for an Exhibit Design firm before joining an Industrial Design consultancy from 1989 to 1992 in Montr�al.
From 1993 to 1996, he was responsible for Research and Development for a major signage manufacturer. He founded Segya Designers in 1992, an Industrial Design consultancy still active today, specializing in consumer and industrial plastic products, signage and lighting design. In the fall of 1998, Michel became a faculty member of Dawson College?s Industrial Design department. He has also taught Industrial Design at l?�cole de design de l?Universit� du Qu�bec � Montr�al.
David graduated from the Ontario College of Art in Toronto with a Diploma in Industrial Design in 1991. He apprenticed in Olivetti's Centro Stile in Milan, Italy from 1991 to 1992.
Upon returning to Canada, he moved to Montreal where he worked at a design consulting firm from 1994 to 1996. At that point he began his own business in industrial design. He first taught in the Industrial Design department in 1998, after which he returned to Dawson in 2002 and managed the department's workshops for five years. He has been a full-time member of the Industrial Design department's faculty from 2008 to the present.
