Research
I love Academia. A ton. One should never stop learning.
This section is dedicated to the academic pursuits in my life, from teaching a course, to writing about systems of value in luxury fashion. To know me as a creative is to understand that I’m deeply in love with having my brain hurt.
Creative Chaos
Creative Chaos is an online course that I developed and teach at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln focused on one thing- How do you make a big idea come to life? Over the course, students are challenged through industry-standard exercises, briefs and conceptual thinking development to refine the way they think about how ideas help transform our day-to-day life. The course features a series of industry-leading executive chats, a final brief that dissects a human truth and a remote-first work structure that imitates a standard New York City Agency day and helps students develop skillsets in project management, career progression and advocation alongside traditional creative tasks.
This Book is Valuable
“This Book is Valuable” seeks to analyze how different concepts related to design and culture have influenced the apparent and perceived value of luxury fashion objects. This question is explored in different contexts to provide clarity and observation to the contemporary construction of value through systems of design.
This thesis is an anthology of three essays. The first essay is about immaterial capitalism, a system of knowledge, skill and imagination based capital. The second essay is about the strategy of artification, using fine art as a way to link systems of value together. It is also about how luxury conglomerates use political influence to diversify their portfolio and increase revenue. The final essay is about how popular and everyday culture that is traditionally perceived of having little value, has become utilized extensively in luxury fashion.