Mentors 

Lindsey Saletta, COO of Misha Nonoo

Carol Willis, Director of the Skyscraper Museum and member of the CTBUH

Adam Brent, Integrated Design Program Director at Parsons School of Design

Gina Luria Walker, Founder of Project Continua

Timon McPhearson, Associate Professor of Urban Ecology at The New School and Director of the Urban Systems Lab

Caroline Woolard, Founding member of Trade School, OurGoods, and BFAMFAPhD

About

Graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2017, I have a degree in Integrated Design and a minor in Sustainable Cities. Integrated designers are different than the fields of product, fashion, illustration, etc.- we are not driven by a medium. Instead, we approach a problem with a systems thinking process and use multiple methods of design research to understand what medium may be the best solution. I have been trained to work with multiple programs and tools including but not limited to: SketchUp, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, InDesign etc.), 3D printing, and woodwork. 

My work is imbued with problem solving. My process always begins with in depth research + development and my methods of research change as it comes with the context of the project. Rapid prototyping and iteration processes are tools that I believe can make well designed products or systems, specifically fabrication technologies such as 3D printing, laser cutting and CNCing. Additive manufacturing is of high interest to me because I am passionate about sustainable manufacturing and product customization. 

In addition to fabrication, I am a strong communicator, public speaker and team player. Collaboration is something I practice often, whether it be professionally or socially and I have always enjoyed it in projects. In past experiences, I have often taken a leadership role and in return have learned how to best motivate and organize people in their tasks. 

I currently work at Centric Brands where I focus on retail concepts and activations. Specifically, reimagining the role of brick and mortar stores in a rapidly changing landscape of consumerism. My approach to B&M comes not from fashion, but from city planning. Stores play a vital role in city life and culture, offering a point where people meet, hangout, and experience life offline. As people all over the world move into cities, we must rethink the retail experience as more than just a place where people can access products. We must take into consideration that these spaces are becoming places where people seek out an experience, knowledge, and interaction. In a culture where technology seems to connect the disconnected and disconnect the connected, retail can let people access more than just the marketplace- they can be apart of a community.