You could call me a jack-of-all-trades creative, focusing in the areas of industrial design and fine art.  Whatever my current project is, I like to ask questions, solve problems, and (most importantly) have fun while working on it!  :)

Right now I’m based in NJ and I’m working as a production designer at Enchanté Accessories in NYC.  I’m a Virginia Tech alum, and I’ve also been an industrial designer at both Henkel and Kohler, working on a variety of projects in the fields of packaging and industrial design for laundry/home care and bathing.  I love the whole industrial design process, from sketching weird initial concepts, to cursing out Solidworks’ feature tree breaking my CAD model, and of course getting those sweet, sweet, photorealistic renders.  I tend to sweat the small stuff (but only in the best ways, of course) and like to prioritize joyful user experiences with a good balance of form and function.

Outside of work, I usually find myself doing…more work!  My rotation of projects never has less than 50 WIPs listed, and I jump around between a bunch of mediums depending on what’s most interesting at the moment and who’s birthday gift I’m falling behind on.  Right now, my favorite mediums are sewing, crochet, and digital art, but that could (and does, frequently) change at any moment.  My creations are guided by the works, conversations, and impressions I experience in daily life, natural and man-made.

If you’re interested in purchasing something or working together, feel free to send me an email at garbanzo.awelo@gmail.com.