CYOP #71 - A Behind the Scenes Look at Product Development with Home Goods Designer Melanie Abrantes
Creating Your Own Path
English - March 17, 2016 07:01 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsCareers Business Arts Design creativity interview entrepreneurs small businesses career path jennifer snyder newman Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today's episode brings me to the Oakland studio of woodworker and designer, Melanie Abrantes. Melanie has built a career around making and designing beautiful home goods out of different types of wood and cork.
In the interview she talks about her transition from studying product design in school to landing graphic design jobs after graduation and, eventually, finding her way back to product design with her current work. We also go into her connection to her materials, why focus is such a crucial part of her work and how she comes up with her various products.
You can find the full episode + show notes at creatingyourownpath.com.