Born in NYC and raised in Miami, I am a student in the Brown/RISD dual degree program studying materials engineering and apparel design. As a designer, I work at the intersection of material research, engineered systems, and the human body. My work explores the threshold where function translates into form, using processes such as laser cutting, CNC machining, and soft structures to create garments that behave as living systems. Through an interdisciplinary practice informed by science, architecture, and sensory experience, I investigate how materials respond, transform, and retain memory over time.

In my work I gravitate towards exploring concepts of the avant garde, investigating how the human body can become a catalyst from which organic form can then emerge. Growing up in such a bio-diverse geographical area such as Miami, I find that my everyday encounters can be magnified and projected onto any piece of work. Whether it be jellyfish or strangler fig trees, I am able to mindfully adapt and admire the undulating, lively pulsations of my habitat. In a sense, I aim to explore art itself as a natural, living organism.

 My work enables humanity to interact with their surroundings in a way that alters and elevates life’s ecological continuum.