INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FOR PERASOUL STUDIOS
Inspired by the mission of creating high end streetwear "designed by musicians, for musicians, to empower musicians", I developed the apparel line for Perasoul Studios to express the creativity of artists with a charitable goal in mind. From casual T-shirts to premium outerwear, sneakers, accessories, and beyond, I designed, sourced and sold apparel where the proceeds were reinvested into the creative economy to empower musicians. I even secured $3.2M in funding to acquire a local manufacturing facility to integrate our own supply chain. Numerous aspects of the apparel industry and the characteristics of textile manufacturing and distribution were implemented for Perasoul including DTG, DTF, screen printing, embroidery, laser etching, sublimation and more.
"SHIFT" AUTONOMOUS CAR PROGRAM
Working with GM, my team of designers and engineers was tasked with reimagining a seating system for passengers in an autonomous vehicle. After a few weeks of research, we determined that early autonomous vehicles would likely appear in ridesharing platforms like Lyft and Uber first. We continued to explore the future landscape to best suit as many potential users as possible. Ultimately we set out to design multiple ridesharing environments to suit different needs for different users at different times of day. The three we tackled in our time frame: Commute, Relax, and Social. Using logistical data within the ridesharing platform, the fleet of cars would be stocked based on trends in user requests for each vehicle type. All these features were designed to be controlled via an app we designed.
ON YOU: Wearing Technology
at the Museum of Design Atlanta
In 2016, I had the opportunity to work with Georgia Tech’s Wearable Computing Center and the Museum of Design Atlanta. With the help of Maria Fernadez Wong, I co-curated an exhibit on wearable technology from the past to the present, which was developed and assembled by Clint Zeagler and Thad Starner at Georgia Tech. We had a hand in designing the space, photographing and displaying the technology, and contracting companies to loan their gear. The exhibit featured prototypes and products from NASA, Adidas, Google, and many more.
MIURA 3D AUXETIC SHOES
The concept for the Miura sneakers is based on the use of a 3D printed auxetic material to replace traditional laces, offering a better fit, more support, and quicker time taking shoes on and off. The name Miura is based off an ancient Japanese origami fold that is one of the oldest auxetic tessellations. Auxetic tessellations are based on geometric patterns that behaves abnormally compared with traditional material. These materials can be stretched in one direction and will naturally expand in the perpendicular direction. This allows for the material to fit complex shapes true to form, creating a custom fit that can be universal. The Miura design replaces traditional shoe lacing patterns with an auxetic structural sheath. This sheath has the ability to create tension using an elastic string that can tighten the whole shoe with one pull. The elastic string runs down the length of the auxetic material and underneath your foot to offer true tension.
HEART MONITORING DEVICES FOR PHILIPS
Working with Philips, we led a team in research and development for a heart monitoring device and an accompanying suite of integrated devices designed to influence behavioral initiatives. The suite included a wearable watch and heart monitor as well as a smart scale that connected via bluetooth to offer a variety of health monitoring statistics. This required advanced bio-mechanical engineering, knowledge of medical regulations, and so much more.
HEADS UP DISPLAY & CONTROL DEVICE
This project looked at designing a heads up display to reduce cell phone use while driving by providing on screen information. We started by looking into what activities people mostly performed while driving by using a survey, in order to see which we could prevent, or make more safe. We explored various hands free, gestural options and wearables to command the interface, but using a driving simulator, determined these could actually be more distracting or dangerous. After further testing, we determined that a small steering wheel attachment with a touch screen and a few command functions was the most beneficial option. Using the driving simulator with a prototype heads up display and control, we tested users and found our device reduced the rate of collision while performing tasks like texting, and replying to phone calls by at least 50%.
COMPACT ERGONOMIC CAR INTERIOR
For this project we were tasked with placing every instrument within a car interior at a reasonable reach for users from the 5th-95th percentile. This required extensive human factors design, ergonomics testing, and anthropometric research.
PRETTY LIGHTS ILLUMINATION LAMPS
What started out as a personal project evolved into working with one of the largest names in electronic music: Pretty Lights. After making a CNC lamp designed around the Pretty Lights logo and posting it to Facebook, I was contacted by his Lighting Director about expanding the project. I gained permission to use the logo and made a limited manufacturing run of 150 lamps, many of which I hand painted for individual clients. Pretty Lights even features the design made for his LD “The Lazer Shark” in a promo photo.
JEWELRY DESIGN / CHAIN LINK ENGINEERING FOR PERASOUL STUDIOS
For this project I designed a custom gold chain where I wanted to use the the Perasoul logo as the individual links in the chain. I was able to 3D model the P logo and engineer a small tapered gap in the bottom of the logo that allows each link to slide together and lock in place. No other hardware is needed to clasp the chain and it can be adjusted to whatever length necessary simply by adding or removing links. Once the model was ready, I 3D printed 44 links in solid gold to create a truly unique fashion statement. Check out the video to see how the links fit together.
JELLYGLO RAVE SHOES
For Jellyglo, a team of five set out to develop a dance shoe that could be worn in any environment. We wanted the Jellyglo sneakers to be fashionable in a casual setting or at the most ostentatious of “rave” events. We developed one working prototype with a sole that reacted to your dance patterns using pressure sensors. We wanted to develop a full experience around the shoe, and developed a clear shoe box, also outfit with lights, that used induction charging to keep the sneakers charged. We built the entire shoe from scratch and even molded the sole using a 3D printed mold.