Form over Function...

Nov 20, 2016

Form over Function...

Design education places a lot of emphasis on meaning and concept. I have great appreciation for nonsense and find myself at odds with the idea that "#gooddesign" must have a strong concept in order to be valid. Where am I going with this?...not sure. Currently designing a family of #rings for an #acupressure/sensory exploration project. These prototypes didn't quite work with the concept, and so didn't make the cut, but I really like them. They make no sense, but visually I think they're pretty #badass. Could potentially spawn another project. #Jewelry #hardware. Who cares if form doesn't follow function.

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As a designer and artist, I am particularly interested in design innovation as it relates to sustainability and I am very passionate about bringing environmental awareness to the community, in artistic and wearable expression. I am on a mission to explore different ways of designing and producing sustainable consumer goods and art objects. In doing so, I have explored small scale manufacturing using materials sources such as discarded scraps or remnants, experimented with hand painting and natural dying of leather as alternative ways to sustainably add color to the material, and have used hand crafting as my primary production method.

My current work involves working with scrap or remnant materials to design and produce small collections of sustainable products and art objects. Pieces from each collection are available for purchase online and in select retail outlets.