I love learning how stuff is made, and it has been rewarding learning from the variety design processes and constraints that I have been exposed to thus far. Industrial design is an interesting profession- unlike many professions, specialization may not ultimately be better than wide exposure to differing design demands. Again and again, some material, process or other concept that I learned in one area becomes useful in another. I aim for well roundedness, with a thirst for thorough knowledge of materials and production methods, good engineering and non-derivative aesthetics.

I am very appreciative of the time I have had working with mechanical engineers at Brooklyn Motorized, I think it has helped polish up my mechanical thinking. Not to get to carried away, but I think that industrial designers have the opportunity, based on the nature of our education and professional demands, to learn and absorb everything from fashion all the way to engineering. We owe it to ourselves to strive to soak up as much of this aesthetic and material knowledge as we can. We should be ambitious about what we can learn and what we can do, for there is more important work for designers to do now than there has been in decades.