About Me

From a young age, I was making all sorts of things out of cardboard and hot glue. This included buildings and vehicles for my stuffed animals and toys, pulley systems to transport items throughout the house, cups out of bamboo shoots, and countless other things. It was clear that I was destined to be a creator or designer of some sort. My love for craft led me to Virginia Tech's Industrial Design Program where I grew my skills and discovered my interests within the design field.

Studying at VTID gave me the basic skills and showed me how to use resources to make virtually anything. I found that my preferred area falls within hand building and iterating versus on the digital side of things. I excelled in the woodshop and with projects where the end result was a physical object rather than something on a screen. I learned that it's okay to focus on a certain range of skills rather than spread yourself too thin in trying to learn it all, because if you play your cards right there will always be someone out there who can help in areas of weakness.

At the end of the day, my design focus is to create practical, long-lasting products that simplify every day life for the user as well as follow a certain balance between function and form. I intend to highlight the human experience and provide joy and excitement from my designs. My love for the outdoors also plays a role in my desire to live a sustainable life and produce things that lower the impact on the environment rather than help destroy it like so many existing companies.