User:Idlehands

The following is a lightly edited excerpt from my website Jeffrey Matthias Design

Currently in my senior year of industrial design at Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colo., my focus is on furniture design with an emphasis on sustainability. I believe good designers not only have an obligation to make the world around them “prettier,” but also to make it better—environmentally and socially.

I will am working this fall (2009) as an intern for Mountainsmith, a maker of outdoor gear. I am currently working on a design thesis for flat-pack furniture and will be blogging about it soon.

 Education

Bachelor of Arts in industrial design—Metropolitan State College of Denver, December 2009

Bachelor of Arts in sculpture—Ohio State University, August 2001

Associate of Applied Science in automotive technology—Columbus State Community College, circa 2003

 Awards and Offices

Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Metro State Student Chapter—Vice President, 2009–2010

Phoenix Contemporary Design Fair—contest runner-up for downloadable coffee table (The Mod), 2008

Design Within Reach (Boulder, Colo., store) student design competition—(Sw/tch) product design selected for store display, May 2009

Oregon Humane Society “Paws & Saws” student furniture design contest—winner for cat-perch bookshelf design, June 2009

Pride Mobility student contest—first-place winner for wheelchair design, May 2009

 Publications

Kontakt Magazine, April/May 2008—recognized for downloadable coffee table design (The Mod) with product shot and mention

Thingiverse.com, June 2009—product shot of downloadable bar-height dining table (The Pub) and link to bio page highlighted on homepage under “Featured Things” (www.thingiverse.com/thing:686)

 Non-Design Awards and Certifications

Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)-certified master mechanic

Eagle Scout Award