Noura Antabli grew in Florida and now for the past 3 years, resides in Dubai. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Central Florida. She has experience in education, behavioral therapy, and graphic design. She is interested in learning how to design sustainable brands and policies while educating a community about →
Michael Braunlin resides in St.Paul, MN with his fiancé and their cat and dog. He has a BFA with an emphasis in Architecture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He did the Peace Corps in South Africa , where his focus was on rural development. After his Peace Corps experience he returned →
Jazmyne Geis is an interdisciplinary artist combining her backgrounds in visual art, design and performance to create engaging globally oriented bodies of work that re-identify our relationship to environment and support the voice of the natural world. Her homeland, the Hawaiian Islands, inspire her creative work — nestled in her heart, passion and expression. She →
Allison Hendricks earned her BFA in Fashion Design from Kent State University. She has since worked in Design and Patternmaking roles, first at high end fashion labels in New York, and later at an outdoor brand in California that better aligns with her values and interests. She is passionate about creating purposeful products, and leading →
Taylor is currently a research scientist at the University of Washington in Seattle, studying optical engineering for the noninvasive, interferometric detection of neural signals in the retina (Sabesan lab). He previously worked in a synthetic biology lab at Columbia in NYC (Danino lab), and received his B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Chinese studies from the University of →
Audrey Hunt graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Fibers. As a fiber artist, her specialties are in weaving, natural dyes, and screen printing. Since graduating, she has worked many jobs, including screen printer, pattern designer, seamstress, and funeral assistant, to name a few. She is passionate about sustainability →
I am a creative problem solver. I started off drawing and painting as a child and moved into the computer aided design world my senior year of high school. I have been designing professionally for almost nine years now, and I absolutely love it. I currently work as a Creative Designer for General Motors and →
Angelina Malizia earned her BS in Product Design from the University of Oregon. Upon graduation, Angelina began working with heritage leather goods in Portland, OR. This led her to designing and developing up–cycled bags and accessories from pre and post consumer salvage. She now works as an independent softgoods designer and developer, primarily working with startups to establish →
Ajda Mesic is an apparel designer with 18 years of experience in textile manufacturing, wholesale and retail design. She earned her bachelor of fine arts from Syracuse University through the college of visual and performing arts. Ajda believes in transparent and transformational relationships between brands and consumers, rather than transactional ones. She is excited to →
Whitley Mike is an avid graphic designer and art director working at a top Minneapolis advertising firm. Throughout her career she has a been at the core of major campaigns gaining understanding of the social impact advertising has on consumers and the environment. With a passion for environmental conservation, minimalism and animal rights her career goals are centered →
Ethan Mitchell is a recent graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he received his Bachelor’s in Industrial Design and Philosophy. While in school, he engaged with the debate team, the Industrial Design Society of America (ISDA), Engineers without Borders (EWB), and the National Organization of Business and Engineering (NOBE). He currently lives →
I earned my BS degree in Electrical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. I currently work as an electrical design engineer with the main focus in analog circuit design. I enjoy robotics, origami, kirigami, and crafts. I joined the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge from 2015 to 2018 in which I devoted my time to →
Lena Niemi is a designer, writer and concept developer based in Oslo, Norway. With a degree in communication and multimedia design she has worked in global advertising agencies, design agencies and for the Norwegian Design Council. Lena is also a published author with a collection of short stories, a book length essay and a staged play under →
Kimberly Niosi, is a professional Allied ASID interior designer in Minneapolis. With work published in Artful Living, Twin Cities Scout Guide and Minneapolis St Paul Magazine. She is seeking her MA in Sustainable Design to work towards her passion of researching new ways to better our world. She hopes to create better products and processes for →
Akshaya Patrachari has a Masters in Textile Technology and Management from NC State and over 7 years of product marketing and category management experience in Apparel, Non-woven and Footwear. Most recently, she worked at a Fortune 500 company where she led customer insight and strategy efforts to support launching a new fiber product into performance →
Olivia Pedersen works in the outdoor industry wearing many different hats. Her work as a designer and guide has inspired her to pursue an MA in Sustainable Design at MCAD to equip herself with the knowledge to provide creative, sustainable solutions for the outdoor industry. She earned a BS in liberal studies that emphasized in →
Anabel Sinn earned a BFA in Communication Design from Parsons School Of Design in New York. She is the co-founder of Addtothenoise, a design studio in Los Angeles which specializes in branding, art direction and design. Over the course of her career, Anabel has worked as an Art Director at major record labels including Warner Brothers →
Dawn Suiter graduated with a BA in Screen Arts and Cultures and minor in International Studies from the University of Michigan in 2010. Over the past 6 years, she has worked as an AmeriCorps member for local nonprofits, PA on film productions, and as a Specialist at Apple. A proponent of environmental conservation and social justice →
Alex Wong is currently a senior instructor in the Engineering Drafting and Design department at Dunwoody College of Technology. He earned an Associate’s degree from Dunwoody in Engineering Drafting and Design, and a Bachelor’s degree from UW-Madison in Art. Prior to teaching, Alex worked as a mechanical designer in the Twin Cities, and he helped →
Stephanie Wyler received her BFA in Integrated Design at Finlandia University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is interested in the implications of modularity in the realm of furniture and product design. Stephanie worked her way through college as a restaurant/bar manager and later gained experience in her field as a project coordinator in the →
