A Little bit about Me

For decades, a pendulum has swung between hand-craft and cutting-edge technological innovation. Technological advancements can bring many improvements but these transitions are not without disruption. These milestones are almost always followed by a cultural backlash: the luddites vs. steam-powered looms and industrial farm equipment, the Arts & Crafts Movement against the age of mass-production, or Etsy vs. Amazon. Each time we seem to loose a bit more of our humanity.

I think making things - like art, music, or food - is not something that’s optional. I think it’s innately human and something we must do.

Right now, we’re living through another one of these moments - this time, defined by the proliferation of AI and exponentially increasing corporate enshitification.

I want to design things that help people to create, discover, explore, and play in opposition to a world distracted by hustle culture, bitcoin, NFTs, shoehorned AI features, and overconsumption.

Things that are NOT rad:
Billionaires colonizing Mars
SF tech bro startup culture
Polluting the earth
Making things people don’t need
Moving fast and breaking things

Things that are CERTIFIABLY rad:
Open source hardware and software
Democratized fabrication and manufacturing
Dirty, shitty, human-touched art
DIY culture
Sustainability
Making bioplastic with the homies
Moving steadily and being responsible

This is a place where I speak openly about the things that I care about, looking to connect with people who want to make a difference and build something cool together.