Pink foam + black foamcore

These studies were completed for Bill Burnett’s Formgiving class in the Stanford Graduate Design Program. The composition on the left represents “open” whereas the one on the right is “closed.”

These hand-shaped pink foam models are pictured on a purpose-built foamcore stage. The cylinders are roughly 3.5″ in diameter by 9" tall.

Sandblasted aluminum, acrylic, foamcore + LED

For this project, I envisioned a calm public space nestled along a fjord in Iceland. Although I originally planned to create a grotto-like ceiling and stepped walls for this piece, once I placed the main walls, I was taken by the simplicity of it. The floor plan, however unintentionally, resembles a Kalachakra mandala.

11 x 17 Printed Poster

A Polaroid was my first "real" camera and I loved it. I used it overwhelmingly to document my myriad Lego creations. Unfortunately, these photos have not yet "turned up."

Despite many corporate missteps over the years, Polaroid has enjoyed a cult following and seems to be rounding the corner. Charles + Ray Eames even made a great film about the seminal SX-70 (below). I wanted to create a corporate identity that I felt accurately reflected my admiration for the brand.

This identity concept is actually a riff on the geometric construction of a root spiral (Spiral of Theodorus). I segmented the design to create a greater sense of motion and used the composition to explore color mixing. I am especially fond of the way the orange and purple hues blend at their boundaries.

This is an original presentation of the Polaroid SX-70 camera, which includes the original film & sound. . . . . . . . . Polaroid was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land, an American scientist, inventor and entrepreneur. Polaroid gained commercial success with the introduction of the first practical system of in-camera instant photography on February 21, 1947.

Created for Stanford University's Human Values and Design Innovation class (ME313), DigiPen is a revolutionary interactive surface input device designed to promote effective collaboration among junior high and high school students. Created by Purin Phanichphant, Christin Staubo and Michael Turri at Stanford University. © 2009

Created for Stanford University's Human Values and Design Innovation class (ME313), DigiPen is a conceptual interactive surface input device designed to promote effective collaboration among junior high and high school students.

The following presentation details the research and ideation underlying this concept.

DigiPen was a collaboration with Purin Phanichphant and Christin Staubo.

Created during Stanford University's Human Values and Design Innovation class, Bodega is a revolutionary iPhone app designed to help people organize and share recipes between friends as well as access media-rich educational and entertainment content on the Food Network. The objective of the project was to use technology to reconnect people with food and increase nutritional intelligence. Created by Kai Ding, James Thompson and Michael Turri at Stanford University. (c) 2009

Created during Stanford University's Human Values and Design Innovation class, Bodega is an iPhone app designed to help people organize and share recipes between friends as well as access media-rich educational and entertainment content on the Food Network. The objective of the project was to use technology to reconnect people with food and increase nutritional intelligence.

The following presentation details the research and ideation underlying this concept.

Bodega was a collaboration with Kai Ding and James Thompson.

Pumpkin + Candle

Halloween pumpkin carving is a long-standing tradition at the Stanford Design Program. First year graduate students carve one (or more) as part of their ART 60 class and everyone takes their creations to professor emeritus Matt Kahn's house for the annual party.

The unique look of this pumpkin was crafted through various techniques. The translucent areas were carved out to an airy thinness to illuminte the texture of the pumpkin's flesh. The scars and sutures were carefully cut through only the rind, while the suture holes were punctured clean through with a cordless drill.

His and Hers hand-cut felt appliqué t-shirts designed for The Design Loft "Icon" Halloween Party in 2009. Collaboration with Jennifer Marie Heinegg (aka Wifey).

Cocobolo.

In the age of email, receiving a handwritten letter is particularly delightful. I crafted this cocobolo letter opener to heighten the anticipation and tactile aspects of that experience.

Stanford's ARTSTUDIO60 class is a contemporary take on The Basic Course at the Bauhaus as taught by Johannes Itten. It is a rite of passage in the Stanford Design Program. 300 Objects, is essentially a color theory exercise in which students paint 300 small objects and arrange them in three different patterns using 100 objects per pattern. The goal is to give students a more intuitive understanding of color and a language in which to communicate it.

Saturated to desaturated

Cool to warm

Dark to light

Process shots below.

This is a concept piece playing with the subjectivity of design fads/trends. Is it any stranger than a claw footed tub? I really need to make this.

Post-It® Notes

This 4' x 4' Valentine's Day mural was installed in Montreal and was comprised of over 300 Post-It® notes.

Paper

Hand folded paperboard case for my printed portfolio book and cover letter. Created to support of my application to the Stanford Graduate Program in Design.

My first film ever. Rather than send a save the date card for our wedding, Jenn and I made this movie and uploaded if for our friends and family. We were in Sept-Iles, Québec, 900 KM northeast of Montreal for Jenn's rural rotation, so I had spare time on my hands. The only thing I didn't count on was that many people did not know what a date looked like...

This was my first film ever. Shot on the kitchen floor using a Nikon CoolPix P1 (point-and-shoot). Edited with iMovie HD (bundled with Apple). Font is "Shag Exotica" from House Industries.

Rather than send a save the date card for our wedding, Jenn and I made this movie and uploaded if for our friends and family. We were in Sept-Iles, Québec, 900 KM northeast of Montreal for Jenn's rural rotation, so I had spare time on my hands.

The only thing I didn't count on was that many people did not know what a date looked like...

Marine grade fir plywood finished with danish oil.

This storage piece was given to a friend celebrating the birth of his first child. Constructed of marine grade plywood, it features a sliding, cantilevered top and asymmetrical joinery.

Walnut finished with tung oil and satin polyurethane.

Designed to add warmth to my concrete and glass shower. It features quarter rounded edges, integrated drainage channels and countersunk stainless steel screws.

Reclaimed Cocobolo and Maple Dowels

One in series of earring stands created for a Los Angeles-based jewelry designer. Simple finger joint and dowel construction was used to keep viewers focused on the jewelry and complement their design.

Galvanized + Stainless Steel

An ad hoc assembly of reclaimed heating ventilation components.

Thick black recycled stock, pink artist's tape, hand embossed lettering.

This was the packaging scheme I developed for my corporate holiday gifts in 2006.

FSC Redwood and Marine Hardware

I built this bed in case California fell into the Pacific Ocean. Designed according to floating dock specifications, replete with load-bearing cleats.

Collaboration with Kelly and adapted from an original Atari 2600 game cartridge retail packaging.

This was an epic party that I threw with Chip Watkins (DJ WHO) in Baltimore before I moved away. We took over The Spy Club, a clandestine bar into which one entered through a secret bookcase, filled it with Ataris and took people back to the arcade filled early 1980s.