His wide range of talent includes toy design, product design, graphic design, licensed character development, illustration, architectural sketches,  oil painting, silkscreen prints, watercolors, sculpture, ceramics and photography.

     As a senior in college, he won First Prize in an Industrial Design contest sponsored by RCA's Major Weapons Systems Division for a NASA space shot control room environment that incorporated a modular computer desk system. Graduating with a Bachelor of Industrial Design degree from Syracuse University, Jesse was the first Syracuse ID graduate ever to be hired by General Motors Styling. He is a highly motivated, innovative and creative problem solver with a consistent record of excellent design and unique product accomplishments.

 
     At Topper Toys he was the creator and designer of the "JOHNNY EAGLE" line, "JOHNNY SPEED" line, "SILLY SAFARI" game and "SUZY CUTE" doll and line. His unique package design for the "PENNY BRITE"  beauty line won  the Grand Award in Chain Store Age Magazine's VASPA competition. 

     As head of Industrial Design for a newly created offsite Research & Development team of the Kenner Toy Company he was instrumental in the conception and development of the breakthrough toy hit "STRETCH  ARMSTRONG".  Based on 'Stretch Armstrong’s" success, and seeing the advantages of a separate R&D entity,  when they split off from the General Mills Corporation, Kenner Toys, Parker Brothers Games and Fundimensions (crafts, MPC models and Lionel Trains),  joined together and formed a fourth company for the new corporation as its Marketing and Design R&D group. They named it MAD. As Director of Design for the MAD East group (a sister west coast group was formed a few years later), Jesse and his team created many successful toys and toy lines for the Kenner, Parker and Fundimensions companies and many unique toys that were never produced. He and his group were directly responsible for the creation of two of the most famous and monetarily successful toy industry icons: "STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE" and "CARE BEARS".

     After Tonka Toys disbanded the MAD group in a buy-out, he went independent and among other clients, designed products and graphics for Disney on Ice, Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, Takara, Galoob, Playwell, Just Toys and Little Tikes.

     Jesse has lectured  on “THE FUTURE OF TOY DESIGN” at the International Innovative Industrial Design Symposium sponsored by the Hong Kong Productivity Council  at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibit Center. The following year he was invited back to conduct an intensive five day workshop on Innovative Product Development called  “CONCEPTS and TECHNIQUES FOR TOY DESIGN” which was sponsored by the Toy Manufacturers of Hong Kong, Product Development Institute.

     Always keeping his interest in the fine arts, Jesse never gave up his purely creative juices and continued honing his artistic talents at the Parsons School of Design, The New School and Greenwich House Pottery. Throughout the years he has produced extremely creative  art in multiple disciplines. i.e.:  oils, watercolor, silk-screen, pen & ink, 3D sculpture and ceramics. Recently he has transferred his talent to the computer and reproduced many of his well-known pieces into quality art prints, some of which are displayed on this site.

Art galleries across the country represent his fine art prints:
ARTISTS & ARTISANS SHOP, Belgrade Lakes Village, Maine.
MINNEHONK Gallery, Mt. Vernon, Maine.
The BONE CARVER Gallery, Mt. Vernon, Maine.
ISLAND ART Gallery/KENNEDY Studios, Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, MA.
PASTICHE Gallery,  430 Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin.


     Jesse is an avid SCUBA diver and holds a 6th degree black belt ranking in the World Seido Karate Organization. He has kept his BODY, MIND, and SPIRIT in shape through his thirty years of training directly under the famed and world renowned Grandmaster Tadashi Nakamura.

Jesse can be contacted via email at:  JesseArt@mindspring.comJesse David Horowitz is an Industrial Designer and lives in New York City.

     His wide range of talent includes toy design, product design, graphic design, licensed character development, illustration, architectural sketches,  oil painting, silkscreen prints, watercolors, sculpture, ceramics and photography.

     As a senior in college, he won First Prize in an Industrial Design contest sponsored by RCA's Major Weapons Systems Division for a NASA space shot control room environment that incorporated a modular computer desk system. Graduating with a Bachelor of Industrial Design degree from Syracuse University, Jesse was the first Syracuse ID graduate ever to be hired by General Motors Styling. He is a highly motivated, innovative and creative problem solver with a consistent record of excellent design and unique product accomplishments.

 
     At Topper Toys he was the creator and designer of the "JOHNNY EAGLE" line, "JOHNNY SPEED" line, "SILLY SAFARI" game and "SUZY CUTE" doll and line. His unique package design for the "PENNY BRITE"  beauty line won  the Grand Award in Chain Store Age Magazine's VASPA competition. 

     As head of Industrial Design for a newly created offsite Research & Development team of the Kenner Toy Company he was instrumental in the conception and development of the breakthrough toy hit "STRETCH  ARMSTRONG".  Based on 'Stretch Armstrong’s" success, and seeing the advantages of a separate R&D entity,  when they split off from the General Mills Corporation, Kenner Toys, Parker Brothers Games and Fundimensions (crafts, MPC models and Lionel Trains),  joined together and formed a fourth company for the new corporation as its Marketing and Design R&D group. They named it MAD. As Director of Design for the MAD East group (a sister west coast group was formed a few years later), Jesse and his team created many successful toys and toy lines for the Kenner, Parker and Fundimensions companies and many unique toys that were never produced. He and his group were directly responsible for the creation of two of the most famous and monetarily successful toy industry icons: "STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE" and "CARE BEARS".

     After Tonka Toys disbanded the MAD group in a buy-out, he went independent and among other clients, designed products and graphics for Disney on Ice, Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, Takara, Galoob, Playwell, Just Toys and Little Tikes.

     Jesse has lectured  on “THE FUTURE OF TOY DESIGN” at the International Innovative Industrial Design Symposium sponsored by the Hong Kong Productivity Council  at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibit Center. The following year he was invited back to conduct an intensive five day workshop on Innovative Product Development called  “CONCEPTS and TECHNIQUES FOR TOY DESIGN” which was sponsored by the Toy Manufacturers of Hong Kong, Product Development Institute.

     Always keeping his interest in the fine arts, Jesse never gave up his purely creative juices and continued honing his artistic talents at the Parsons School of Design, The New School and Greenwich House Pottery. Throughout the years he has produced extremely creative  art in multiple disciplines. i.e.:  oils, watercolor, silk-screen, pen & ink, 3D sculpture and ceramics. Recently he has transferred his talent to the computer and reproduced many of his well-known pieces into quality art prints, some of which are displayed on this site.

Art galleries across the country represent his fine art prints:
ARTISTS & ARTISANS SHOP, Belgrade Lakes Village, Maine.
MINNEHONK Gallery, Mt. Vernon, Maine.
The BONE CARVER Gallery, Mt. Vernon, Maine.
ISLAND ART Gallery/KENNEDY Studios, Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, MA.
PASTICHE Gallery,  430 Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin.


     Jesse is an avid SCUBA diver and holds a 6th degree black belt ranking in the World Seido Karate Organization. He has kept his BODY, MIND, and SPIRIT in shape through his thirty six years of training directly under the famed and world renowned Grandmaster Tadashi Nakamura.

Jesse can be contacted via email at:  JesseHorowitzDesign@gmail.com