Solid cast ceramic tiles.
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This is my design for a cabin in Lake Tahoe, California. While many parameters for the house were very particular, I enjoyed the challenge of fitting all the specifically dimensioned rooms and features into the tight space provided. With an emphasis on open space and smart use of the existing landscape, I was sure to take full advantage of the scenery with floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding glass doors (they really do slide)—it was quite a puzzle.
In an effort to rid the world of excess, I created BASE—a concept store that sells all of life's essentials. Forget grocery aisles filled with dozens of variants of the same product, BASE has one simple, high quality version of everything you need.
I chose to package the BASE line of pantry essentials, the icons for which determined the identity's color scheme.
In an old San Francisco fire house turned single family residence, I was tasked with designing, creating construction drawings for and facilitating manufacturing of a built-in bookcase to house the family's books, television and ever-growing art collection.
In collaboration with Geremia Design.
After much trial and error in mold-making and slip casting, I designed, produced, sourced hardware and wired a collection of ceramic lamps in collaboration with peer and inspiration Riley Sykes.
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It fits your hand. I promise.
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During my time working with O&G Studio, I suggested and pushed the company to release its first catalog. In response, I was handed the bulk of the design responsibility and the catalog was designed and printed just in time for ICFF 2015!
In collaboration with Andrew Mau.
A rapid course at California College of the Arts taught me the complex process of constructing soft furniture. After three weeks of thoughtful design, ergonomic testing, quick building, sensitive sculpting and careful upholstery, I was able to walk away with my first piece of furniture.
When given the seemingly simple task of creating a beautiful object, I challenged myself to design something—anything!—that also solves a problem. With such a broad jumping off point, I first narrowed down my thinking to the kitchen, where I like to spend my free time. It didn't take me long to single in on a necessary, but frustrating task made ever more complicated by an existing product: the garlic press. A running joke between my mom and I (and, I now know, a large population of the culinary community), is that there doesn't exist a garlic press that isn't a pain to use and/or clean. Furthermore, existing presses really only produce a garlic mush, which has too strong a flavor for most uses. Garlic presses do not account for the more subtle flavor to which slicing, chopping and mincing lend themselves.
My goal was to design a beautiful, hassle free tool that addresses the need for different garlic preparations.
After dissecting and analyzing a retro, analog alarm clock, I was challenged to redesign the clock's exterior around the existing interior components. This is what I came up with!
Given the opportunity to design for production, I chose to explore something that is always made in multiples: tableware. I started by asking what pieces would make up a complete, but not excessive place setting and then began seriously questioning materials. Considering the typical use of each piece, I concluded that plates should be ceramic, the drinking cup glass, and the tea cup and bowls cast iron, for its heat retentive quality.
I decided to tackle the tea cup first. Starting with a pen, paper and a ruler, I sketched and measured all kinds of cups to determine the right scale before jumping into Solidworks to nail down dimensions. Along with patience and time-management, I learned about mold making and pattern board specifications. Utilizing both the technology of rapid prototyping and the age old manufacturing technique of iron casting, I ended up with a nice set of iron tea cups and a lot of knowledge.
Next step: learning to enamel.
An exploration of wood turning led me to this series of pairs. Some intentional, some completely accidental, this series allowed me to focus on balance and relationships between objects.
