Tipton Design Studios

Tipton Design Studios- Design + Business + Environment + Technology

Welcome to Tipton Design Studios- Here you will find a mix of our portfolio pieces, presentations, and work we have created both as professional industrial designers for various organizations and as a graduate student at California College of the Arts. At CCA I was one of two people awarded a dual master’s candidacy, completed the three-year program, and received both an MBA in Design Strategy and an MFA in Industrial Design. Through the two Master's programs, I specialized in children’s design and rapid prototyping. I believe that creative self-empowerment and stewardship of our environment walk hand in hand.

Giving a steam bending demonstration to the Furniture Design Students at California College of the Arts, San Francisco

Giving a steam bending demonstration to the Furniture Design Students at California College of the Arts, San Francisco

I believe in the Maker movement, sharing skills with the public and encouraging the merging of  new technologies with age old skills.  

Taking CCA students to the lumber yard plans in hand to learn how 

Taking CCA students to the lumber yard plans in hand to learn how 

Teaching a class on low cost bee hive building from scrap wood.

topbar hive
Guitar building....

Guitar building....

Assembling a display tower for a student run store where students buy and trade used goods and supplies  

Assembling a display tower for a student run store where students buy and trade used goods and supplies