Designer. Developer. Maker.
I'm a product designer and developer with 20+ years of experience bringing physical products to life.
My background moves between the design studio, workshop and factory floor. I've led large commercial footwear programs, worked hands-on as a factory patternmaker and custom shoemaker, developed products with factories around the world, and continue to prototype and make from my Toronto studio.
I like figuring out how things are made and how they can be made better.
From Studio to Factory Floor.
I've spent more than two decades designing and developing footwear and physical products. Along the way, I've worked as a designer, patternmaker, shoemaker, design manager and studio owner.
That combination has shaped how I work. I like ideas, but I'm equally interested in what happens after the initial sketch comes to life: how the pattern works, how the material behaves, how the product fits, how the factory builds it and what happens when something goes wrong.
From Factory Floor to Beach.
My great-grandfather was a country cobbler just north of Lisbon, making and repairing shoes for people in the surrounding towns. I’ve spent my entire life going back to Portugal, making new friends in the shoe business, and honing my appreciation for the simple act of sitting on the beach.
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