The Happy Tangle
Thoughts about design, making & life.
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Large scale work on canvas.
Color Bars, Chop Chop, Unwound
A trio of surface experiments.
Fair is Fair
An artistic opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson with a twist for men.
A Vase with a Face
A provocation intended to question the woman as mere vessel.
Bluntspeak
A reminder that our rights are fragile.
Super Surface Art Show
An art show + dance party at Kimball Arts Center in Chicago.
Just a Touch
Vinyl and acrylic on MDF
Dear San Francisco
An exhilarating winter term leading an immersion program in San Francisco for Northwestern University.
The Happiness Detective
A former student launches a podcast as part of the Flourish Project, and I'm his first guest.
Design Resources
A list of resources for design + making.
I love my Brompton
My fold-up bike from London still has me swooning 12 years later.
Milan Design Week
For one perfect week, everything was beautiful.
WISE words: Advice for women in STEM
Remarks for Women in Science and Engineering Research at Northwestern University.
Awarded for Teaching
Guess who's now a Distinguished Clinical Professor at Northwestern University?
Lights! Camera! America by Design!
I was invited to take part in the CBS TV series America by Design, a show celebrating American innovation, ingenuity, and design excellence. It was a blast. And guess what? My Visual Measuring Cups for Welcome Industries made the top ten!
Let's (not) hear it for Chuck
Honoring Charles Harrison with an installation at the Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University.
Introducing Visual Measuring Spoons
Don't they look good together? Visual Measuring Cups now have a buddy!
Respecting the User: Thorough to the Last Detail
Good design means nothing left to chance. Hear about the care and thought that went into every detail of Visual Measuring Cups.
Chicago Ideas Week: Living to 100
What happens when people live longer than ever before? Advances in health, data & big tech offer new possibilities.
Designing Your Life
What if you approached your life as a series of design projects? What if there were a class to help you explore the possibilities?