This year I decided that it was time to get some design workouts in. That meant entering and doing as many design challenges and projects I could, while improving the standard of quality along the way.

Company: Personal Projects

Designer: David Genkin

Fall 2019

Purpose: Paradise loop is a brand that a buddy and I are working on. Here’s a few shots of a piece of jewelry were working on.

CHrome Hearts IntErview

Purpose: Had an interview with Chrome Hearts and was given an open ended assignment. Design and render anything in Chrome Hearts style, so I made some garden shears. Due to Covid, the interview didn’t pan out further, but i’m still really happy with how the shears turned out.

Grasshopper Parametric Exercise

Purpose: Brushing up on grasshopper with Arturo Tadeschi’s parametric vibrations course. Loved the outcome and definitely gave me more ideas for ideas to apply texture going forward.

Challenge: Self Started.

Total: One Day

Gas CAN

Purpose: Render a Gas Can. Purpose of this gas can is a modern take on the hyper masculine plastic cans of today. What would a blow molded aluminium can look like? Heres my take.

Challenge: Render Weekly

Total: One Day

Japanese Tea Kettle (the genesis of Tetsu)

Purpose: Create a tea kettle that still holds a familiar and classic shape while still looking to the future. The hot plate adds in a touch of modernity with its LED face and minimal dial.

Challenge: Render Weekly

Total: Two Days

Security Camera

Purpose: A security camera with a pivoting mount. The area that strikes through the body of the security camera adds flexibility with different mounting options. Interacting with the camera in this way speaks to a more welcoming and playful way to interact with home security.

Challenge: Ready Set Proto

Total: Four Days

Nixie Clock

Purpose: Render something in Neon for Render weekly. Here I wanted to push myself to create something neon that hadn’t been shown already. After seeing a few tube amplifiers around the house I thought maybe I should render one of those, when I realized that nixie clocks also existed. They come from older soviet technology and work by illuminating different levels of metal inside the tube.

Challenge: Render Weekly

Total: Two Days