alterity.design

Nature is already beautiful

My approach to design work is to ‘get out of the way’ and let the beauty of the natural world speak for itself. Organic structures are often complex, so I believe in using advanced design and fabrication tools to better reflect the natural forms around us.

I believe in uniting the organic and the modern

Humans have never been more disconnected from the natural world - most of our time is spent in air-conditioned boxes looking at screens. I think on a basic level we still belong to the environments we evolved for eons to inhabit, so I try to make things that bring this essence back into our lives.

Our most treasured things shouldn’t be mass produced

It seems wrong that there might be a thousand copies of our most precious heirlooms. This is the sad reality when we buy from most large jewelers today. To combat this I develop new methods that make our things more unique. For something even more personal, I use these advanced systems combined with traditional design tools to make custom jewelry pieces and commissions.

What’s Alterity.Design?

Here’s me in a great sweater holding a sleeping cat

Hello! I’m a designer and engineer making Custom Jewelry, Lighting, and Woodworking. I also handle technical services like product development, drafting, and fabrication, all from my home workshop in Bellingham, Washington. I’ve been a designer and engineer for about a decade.

Alterity is a project that set out to connect natural systems to modern tools. That means learning about nature, simulating it with computational models, and laser-cutting, casting, milling, or 3D printing the results. Anything on this website that says “Generative” means that some part is designed by an algorithmic simulation of nature, making every piece unique.

I sell things in the shop, offer design and fabrication services, take pictures, and work on custom projects and commissions. You can read more about my services here!