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Material & Craft Practice

Hands-on exploration of materials and processes that inform product design thinking.

This ongoing practice develops intuition about material behavior, production constraints, and craft methodologies through direct experimentation with traditional and contemporary techniques.

Goldsmithing

GOLDSMITHING
Goldsmithing practice

Traditional metalworking techniques exploring form through material constraints.

Composite Materials

COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Composite materials experimentation

Experimentation with fiber reinforced composites and lamination processes.

3D Printing

3D PRINTING
3D printing process

Additive manufacturing for rapid prototyping and complex geometries.

Practice Informs Design

Working directly with materials—understanding how metal responds to force, how composites cure, how additive processes build layer by layer—creates knowledge that cannot be learned theoretically.

This tactile understanding influences design decisions at every stage, from initial concept sketches to final production specifications. It builds intuition about what is possible, what is efficient, and what compromises are worth making.