Seeking the intersection between biology and design

About Me

I'm a designer who is passionate about the regenerative possibilities that exist in the design of products, materials and the systems that encompass them. Current product cycles are out of sync with the planet's natural cycles. We use materials that take billions of years to form, for products that are used once and thrown away. Consumerism remains on the rise and people are reluctant to give up convenience for a healthier planet. 

I believe that biomaterials offer an alternative that works symbiotically within natural ecologies. Regenerating ecosystems through active engagement with the orchestra of life they are composed of. Material and product ecologies which consider the complex interconnected systems of nature provide a bridge which can interrupt our anthropocentric and dualist views. Guiding us away from the Anthropocene and helping transition into sustainable futures, allowing humanity to reconnect and thrive alongside the natural environment.

Key Projects

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Arc

Task Lighting

Group Project, 2022

Propagation Station

Sculpture / plants

Personal Project, 2022

Kakapo Project

Product design

Professional, 2022-24

Makita Trap

Rat Trap

Third Year, 2022

HexaFleece

Material Design

First Year, 2020

Accesiboil

Elderly accessible kettle

Second Year, 2021

Tropospheric Abscond

Spatial Design

First Year, 2020

Micro drop

Microgreens grower

Second Year, 2021

Experience

2024

Industrial design honours degree from Massey University -Distinction

Internship with Agresearch and Massey University

2023

Designer for the Department of Conservation

Tony Parker Scholarship

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