Hello! I’m Brooke :)

I am an Industrial Designer commited to designing with discarded storied materials. I want to foster intimate connections between people and place.

I recently graduated (Spring 2026) from Carnegie Mellon University, where I studied Product Design and Photography.



Check out some of my projects ->





Trace Lamps (Coming Soon!)

Portable home lighting, with a system designed to be easily manufactured from
scrap material and customized via sew-on lampshades.





Re-Made: Outdoor Seating

Second-hand furniture is rich with story, but is disregarded for its physical imperfections. Re-Made outdoor seating utilizes the material and stories from locally-sourced chairs to create stronger connections between people and the places they inhabit.





Knitting Needle Table

A coffee table made from hickory and hard maple with removable knitting needle shelving. A demonstration of the natural and aesthetically timeless possibilities in utilizing discarded objects to design higher-end products.





SPARES APPAREL (Coming Soon!)

Spares is a clothing brand that uses old textile waste to drive excitement for
re-use and offer a more sustainable apparel alternative.





Hitch Bag

A bag designed to ‘hitch’ a ride on your backpack. For students and backpack-wearers
searching for an easy, secure, and stylish way to transport items one might not want to
shove inside of their backpack.





52 Closets

A 412 page, hardcover book, but also a photographic exploration of people through
their closets.





Morning Chair (Coming Soon!)

A chair intended to invite distraction-free reflection in your morning routine.







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