Awards & Recognitions

  • 2021

                      Best of Neocon

                                        Desk Wizard:  Silver

    2019

                      Best of Neocon

                                        Roam:  Gold

    2017

                      Best of Neocon

                                        Verb Media Table:  Gold

                                        Bive Dual Height Worksurface:  Gold

    2016

                      Best of Neocon

                                        Bassline Table:  Product Innovation Award

                                        Bive Dual Height Worksurface:  Gold

    2015

                      HiP Award

                                        Thread:  Honorable Mention

                                        Brody Worklounge:  Winner

                                        Campfire Additions:  Honorable Mention

                      Best of Neocon

                                        Thread:  Silver

                                        Brody Worklounge: Gold

                      Product Innovation Award

                                        Thread:  Grand Prize

                                        Brody Worklounge: Grand Prize

                      A+ Awards

                                        Brody Worklounge: A+ Award

                      Interior Design Best of Year Awards

                                        Brody Worklounge:  Best of Year

                      Edison Awards

                                        Brody Worklounge:  Silver

    2014

                      Spark Design Awards

                                        Trea: Gold

    2013

                      Red Dot Design Award

                                        T7 point of Care Cart:  Winner

                      iF Product Design Award

                                        Diffrient Smart:  Gold

                                        Float Table: Winner

                      Interior Design Best of Year Awards

                                        V6: Honoree

                                        Element Disc: Gold

                      Best of Neocon

                                        T7 Point of Care Cart:  Gold

    International Design Excellence Award

                                        Diffrient Smart Chair:  Finalist

                                        Element Disc:  Silver

    Spark Design Awards

                                        T7 Point of Care Technology Cart:  Silver

    Interior Design Best of Year Awards

                                        Diffrient Smart Chair:  Honoree

    PIN UP Design Awards

                                        Element Disc:  Silver

                                        Diffrient World:  Special Prize

    Bureaux Expo

                                        Float Table: Les Trophees de l’Innivation

    Mix Interior Awards

                                        Element Disc:  Winner

                                        Diffrient World:  Winner

    Architects Choice Award 2013

                                        Float:  Winner

    2012

                      Appliance DESIGN’s Annual Excellence in Design

                                        Horizon:  Gold

                      Australian International Design Awards

                                        Element Disc:  Grand Prize

                                        Mode:  Grand Prize

                                        ZON Max:  Merit Prize

                      HEALTHCARE DESIGN’s “Most Innovative Product Designers”

                                        T7 Point of Care Technology Cart:  Winner

                      IDEA- International Design Excellence Award

                                        Horizon:  winner

                      Next Generation Luminairies

                                        Horizon:  Winner

                      Architect’s Choice Award

                                        M/Flex:  Silver

                                        Mode:  Silver

                                        Diffrient Smart:  Bronze

                      PIN UP Design Awards

                                        Horizon:  Bronze

                      Nightengale Awards

                                        V6:  Gold

                                        V6:  Best of Competition

                      Spark Design Awards

                                        Element Disc:  Bronze

    2011

                      Appliance DESIGN’s Annual Excellence in Design

                                        Element 790:  Silver

                                        ZON:  Bronze

                      Best of NeoCon

                                        Float:  Silver

                                        Horizon:  Silver

                      Buildings Magazine Innovation Awards

                                        Float:  Merit Awards

                                        Horizon:  Silver

                      Good Design Award

                                        Horizon:  Winner

                                        Trea:  Winner

                                        ZON:  Winner

                      FIRA Ergonomics Excellence Award

                                        Freedom Chair:  Winner

                                        Liberty Chair:  Winner

                                        M2 Monitor Arm:  Winner

                                        M8 Monitor Arm:  Winner

                      GOI Design Awards

                                        Horizon:  Special Award for Excellence

                                        ZON:  Winner

                      Green GOOD DESIGN Award

                                        Horizon:  Winner

                                        Trea:  Winner

                                        ZON:  Winner

                      IDEA – International Design Excellence Award

                                        Diffrient World Chair:  Finalist

                                        Horizon:  Finalist

                                        Float:  Bronze

                                        Trea:  Bronze

                                        Element Vision:  Winner

    2011

                      Interiors & Source Peoples’ Choice Award

                                        Horizon:  Winner

                      Lighting Design Awards

                                        Element 790:  Highly Commended

                      Red Dot Design Award

                                        Horizon:  Winner

                      Spark Design Awards

                                        Horizon:  Winner

    2010

                      Appliance DESIGN’s Annual Excellence in Design

                                        Element:  Gold

                      Australian International Design Awards

                                        Element:  Winner

                                        M2:  Winner

                      Benelux Office Products Awards

                                        Element:  Winner

                      Best of Boutique Awards

                                        Diffrient World Chair:  Honorable Mention

                                        Horizon:  Winner

                      Best of NeoCon

                                        Element Vision:  Silver

                                        XON:  Golc

                      Buildings Magazine Innovations Awards

                                        Element Vision:  Citation of excellence

                                        Horizon:  Citation of Excellence

                                        M8:  Citation of excellence

                                        Paramount:  Grand Prize

    FX International Interior Design Awards

                                        Horizon:  Winner

                                        Horizon:  Finalist

    GIO Design Awards

                                        Element:  Winner

                                        M2:  Winner

                                        Switch Mouse:  Winner

    Green GOOD DESIGN

                                        Element:  Winner

    I.D Annual Design Review

                                        M2: Honorable Mention

    IDEA International Design Excellence Awards

                                        M2:  Bronze

    IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Innovation Awards

                                        Horizon:  Bronze

                                        M8:  Bronze

                                        ZON:  Bronze

    Interior Design Best of Year Award

                                        Horizon:  Merit

                                        ZON:  Second Prize

    NeoCon East people’s Choice Awards

                                        Horizon: Third Place

    Red Dot Design Award

                                        Diffrient World Chair:  Winner

    Spark Design Awards

                                        Element:  Gold

    2009

                      Best of NeoCon

                                        Element:  Gold

                                        M2:  Gold

                                        T6 Point of Care Cart:  Silver

                      Buildings Magazine Innovations Awards

                                        Diffrient World Chair:  Citation of Excellence

                                        Element:  Citationof Excellence

                                        M2 Grand Prize

                                        ZON:  Grand Prize

                      GOOD DESIGN Award

                                        Diffrient Technology Light:  Winner

                                        Diffrient World:  Winner

                                        Element:  Winner

                                        M2:  WEinner

                      ComfortSeating Awards

                                        Freedom Chair:  Best Environmental Sustainability

                                        Liberty Chair:  Best Seat

                      Design Center Stuttgart International Design Awards

                                        M2:  Fokus in Silver

                      FX International Interior Design Awards

                                        Diffrient World:  Winner

                      iF Product Design Awards

                                        Diffrient Work Light II:  Winner

                      IIDEX/ NeoCon Canada Innovations Awards

                                        6G keyboard: Silver

                                        Diffrient World:  Gold

                                        L6 Notebook:  Bronze

                                        M2:  Bronze

                                        V7:  Winner

                      Interior Design Best of Year Award   

                                        Diffrient World Chair:  Metit

                                        M2 Monitor Arm:  Best of Year

                      Mixology

                                        M2:  Winner

                      Spark Design Awards

                                        M2:  Bronze

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     US-2023240443-A1. Display support system and method for the use thereof

    WO-2023285896-A1. Lamp assembly 

    US-2022298815-A1 Personal workspace assembly

     US-D1014783-S. Partition

     US-D964347-S. Desk management device

     US-D993502-S. Desk lamp

     US-D1017107-S Desk lamp

    US-2021281948-A1. Directed audio system for audio privacy and audio stream customization

     US-D993455-S Partition

     US-D1029510-S. Partition

    US-D993454-S. Partition

     US-D966721-S. Partition

     US-D929992-S. Room scheduling device

    US-10888164-B2. Office systems with shape memory materials

     US-11744376-B2. Microclimate control systems and methods

    US-10516255-B2. Floor power distribution system

    US-2018255921-A1. Multi-tiered workstation assembly

    US-10433646-B1. Microclimate control systems and methods

    US-D825825-S. Lamp

    US-D825822-S. Lamp

    US-D834860-S. Console

    US-D830370-S. Monitor support

    US-D834821-S. Tray

    US-D829819-S Desktop caddy

    US-D832611-S Device holder

    US-D821791-S Chair

    US-10039374-B2 Multi-tiered workstation assembly

    US-D783330-S Furniture base

    US-D779245-S Furniture base

    US-D778089-S Table

    US-D778088-S Table

    US-2015320220-A1 Seating unit with auxetic user support

    US-D778653-S Table top

    US-D758115-S Personal workspace furniture

    US-D758776-S Personal workspace furniture

    US-D758777-S Personal workspace furniture

    US-D746237-S Electrical housing cover

    US-D738309-S Electrical plug

    US-D762177-S. Electrical hub

    US-D738311-S Electrical module outlet

    US-D738308-S Electrical plug

    US-D746238-S Electrical housing cover

    US-D761733-S Electrical hub

    US-D774810-S Table

    US-D774807-S Table

    US-D765450-S Table

    US-D731802-S Chair

    US-D726468-S Chair

    US-D731801-S Chair

    US-D738125-S Foot rest

    US-9504326-B1 Reclining chair 

    AU-2012201557-A1 Movable arm pad 

    US-8646941-B1. Lighting apparatus and method 

    US-D652565-S Lamp head 

    WO-2011133757-A1 Adjustable support arm 

    US-D679373-S Air moving apparatus 

    US-2012098313-A1 Reclining Chair

    US5893260A. Portable apparatus for forming and filling sandbags

  • StruXure Inc., a division of AZEK Corp.

     Grand Rapids, MI | 2022–2025

     Vice President, Product Development

    Steelcase Corp.

     Grand Rapids, MI | 2012–2020

     Global Design Director | Workplace Innovation

     2018–2020

    Global Design Director | Seating, Microsoft

     2017–2018

    Design Director | Turnstone, Education, Worktools

     2012–2017

    Humanscale Corp.

     New York, NY | 2009–2012

     Design Director (de facto VP, Product Development)  

    mmckenna LLC

    Creative Director 

    New York, NY | 2003-2009

    Ingo Maurer LLC

    General Manager

     New York, NY | 1999-2001

    Henry Dreyfuss Associates

    Industrial Designer  Wood-Ridge, NJ | 1997-1999

    Ingo Maurer GmBH

    Industrial Designer  Munich, Germany | 1994-1996

Methodology

Learn... Think... Sketch… Prototype… Test… Repeat.

Technical things come very easily to me, and I take great pride in bringing products to a high level of execution. While technical excellence creates the foundation for most of my work, I am careful never to let my products be defined by it: much more important is the emotional experience a product evokes.

I tend to start with sketches—always in the same type of notebook and always with a fountain pen. I find sketching to be the most efficient way to explore ideas. Prototyping begins once I have a clear idea of what I want.

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