SHELDON

Lichen Studios / Studio 315 - previously a furniture design studio - has grown. We've relocated twice and currently operate as an incubator for design based entrepreneurs that are both venture and grant funded one to five person companies. Our start-ups work in sustainable product design, medical device development, consumer electronics design, furniture, interaction and mobile application design... Beyond professional practice, I've been active in the broader San Francisco design community serving for two years as chair of the local chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and advocating socially and environmentally sustainable design in the Bay Area. (2008 - 2010) This role included organizing conferences and competitions for students and professionals. We established a design entrepreneur series: Design Sight SF, a recurring sustainable design event called Digging Deeper which included workshops, panel discussions and eventually grew into an international..

Primary location: San Francisco United States