KAIZEN
PROJECT
Modular Gear Storage System
CLIENT
Flowtoys
CONTRIBUTION
Concept Development Collaboration, Prototyping, 2D & 3D CAD
GOAL
Modular solution for storing and displaying Flowtoys products for consumers and retailers.
RESULTS
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Worked with inventor & co-founder, Sean von Stade to bring his vision to life for a modular rack system that can be used for consumer and retail needs to hold the wide variety of Flowtoys offerings.
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Designed for low impact, made to order manufacturing with minimal waste.
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“Ok, normally I look at stuff like this and all i see is more branded crap that isn't that good and I could find better for cheaper somewhere else, but this one is the first “for our products only rack” that actually shows effort and care put into the design that makes it worth getting...”
-Flowtoys consumer and community member
PURR PODS
PROJECT
Interactive Public Art Sculptures
CLIENT
Laser Eyes of Love
CONTRIBUTION
3D CAD for CNC, Process Strategy, Base Assembly
GOAL
Devise a way to translate 3D models to large scale sculptures allowing them to be replicated.
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Worked with Laser Eyes of Love Founder & Artist Paige Tashner to bring Purr Pods to life.
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Black Rock City Honoraria Grant Recipient
Exhibitions:
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Burning Man 2019
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Point San Pablo Harbor 2020
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The American Museum of the House Cat permanent
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Downtown Salt Lake City 2020-2021
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SOULMIND STUDIOS
PROJECTS
Designs for Customers of SoulMind Studios Fabrication Shop
PARTNER
SoulMind Studios
CONTRIBUTION
Customer relations, Concept Development, Job Estimates, 3D CAD, Project Management, Production Assistance
GOAL
Inspire customers and translate their vision to designs that meet budget, timeline, and are easily accomplished with SoulMind Studios’ capabilities
SELECTED PROJECTS:
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Wedding Mandala
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Sunburst Storage Cabinet
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Firefly Screen Door
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Preserved Moss Wall Hangings
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Skin Gem Business Branding and Signs
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Sacred Geometry Basket
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SPACE DESK
PROJECT
Set Prop Space Desk for Salesforce
Promotional Video
CLIENT
Salesforce
PARTNER
SoulMind Studios
CONTRIBUTION
Customer relations, Concept Development,
Job Estimate, CAD
GOAL
Produce prop for video shoot on tight timeline
RESULTS
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Work with customer to go from design direction to CAD files in 3 days to meet tight timeline.
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LUMI BOOTH
PROJECT
Tradeshow Booth
CLIENT
LUMI CBD
PARTNER
SoulMind Studios
CONTRIBUTION
Customer relations, Concept Development, Design
Job Estimate, 3D mockups, CAD,
Moss Wall Production
GOAL
Design a minimalist trade show booth to feature LUMI CBD products.
RESULTS
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Met tight budget and timeline
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Created CAD for CNC optimizing material use and meeting customer budget
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Created Preserved Moss Wall
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SHUTTLE SHELTER
PROJECT
Space Shuttle Inspired Shelter for Group Camping
CLIENT
Personal project for Theme Camp
CONTRIBUTION
Design. Engineering, Material Sourcing, Assembly, Team & Project Management
GOAL
Easy to assemble shelter for desert and prairie festival camping on a tight budget for a camp of 20 people
RESULTS
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Completed for less than $200 budget.
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Withstood desert windstorms and remained standing for 14 days.
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Assembled in 2 hours with team of 4
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COB ON WOOD
PROJECT
Shelters for Unhoused Encampment in West Oakland
ORGANIZERS
Living Earth Structures, EFAM - Essential Food and Medicine, and Artists Building Communities
CONTRIBUTION
Construction Volunteer - framing, insulation, cobbing, painting and organizing
GOAL
Listening to the needs these residents and working to create sustainable, fire-proof, collaborations in the form of cob structures at the Wood Street encampment in West Oakland, California.
RESULTS
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Learned basics of building cob structures by international cob building expert Miguel Elliot, owner of Living Earth Structures
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Provided fire-proof Kitchen, Clinic and Toilet to encampment community
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TROVE
WORK IN PROGRESS
PROJECT
Teardrop Trailer designed with the 5th Percent female in mind - Work in Progress
PARTNERS
SoulMind Studios, Neal's CNC
CONTRIBUTION
Strategy, Research, Concept Development, Design, Fabrication
GOAL
Provide a solution for women wanting to camp on their own.
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Safe, secure for sleeping
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Easy to assemble, tow, set up & repair for 5th Percentile Female
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Well organized space for everything she needs.
Find the right balance between:
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Function
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Weight
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Cost - materials and labor
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Sustainability
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Aesthetics
