My design work varies from the poetic to the pragmatic. With self-initiated projects, I tend to design for the domestic sphere, at the scale of the individual, and often without a lot of technology. My academic projects involve greater ethnographic research and participatory methods and tend toward systems-, service-, and strategic-design. The images below represents the "making" aspect of my design practice, often in collaboration with Stephanie M. Tharp and our studio, materious.
Homer is a reliquary for the home—a place to keep the simple treasures that mark life's events: a personal letter, a movie stub, a carnival charm. It may be used to house the special objects of an individual and be kept in a private place, like a bedroom. In a living room, its contents may represent the collective memories of a couple or family. It is a simple, non-descript box, but raised up on a majestic pedestal reflecting the nature of the objects within.