"I want to challenge the peripheral presence of America in the world of contemporary design. It is exciting for a young designer like myself to imagine what American Design can be and how we can change perceptions abroad. Personally, I am most interested in designing objects that foster a significant relationship between the user and the product through subtle, even playful, interaction."

Gabriel Lynch Hargrove was educated at
The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and
The School of the Art Institute Chicago, where he holds a Masters of Design in Designed Objects

Contact gabriel@designsteward.com

SKILLS
Computer
Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite 3, Rhinoceros and RhinoCAM, Maxwell, Processing and Arduino
Prototyping
Hand and power tools, CNC routing, laser cutting, and rapid prototyping
Visualization
Digital and 35mm Photography, drawing, sculpture, and painting

AWARDS
Betsy Karp Graduate Award, 2009
Semifinalist, Ruckus Nation Design Competition 2008

ACTIVITIES
IDSA, Member of the Industrial Design Society of America Member Since 2007
Object Design League Since 2009

WORK EXPERIENCE
Shakerag Workshops, Sewanee, TN Summer 2008, 2009
Work-Study Student: I worked with designers such as Golan Levin of Carnegie Mellon University to write computer programs in the Processing Language in 2008, and in the summer of 2009, I worked with Greg Niemeyer of UC Berkeley to develop electronic prototypes using the Arduino platform.

Sullivan Fabrication Studio- School of the Art Institute Chicago 2008-2009
Studio Teaching Assistant- Provide guidance and instruction in woodshop fabrication, control practices, mold-making, CNC routing and RhinoCAM software, vacuum forming, and injection molding.

School of the Art Institute Chicago 2007-2009
Teacher’s Assistant: I help facilitate learning and encourage participation of undergraduates in their studies of designed objects. I present the occasional lecture, and guiding students through learning hand and computer rendering, including programs such as the Adobe Creative Suite and Rhinoceros.

Kornerstone Signs and Graphics, Buffalo Grove, IL August 2006-July 2007
Graphic Designer and Signmaker: Working as one of three employees in the company, I held several positions seeing each project from conception to completion. Additional responsibilities include website maintenance, sign fabrication and installation, sales, and delivery.