SOPHIE DUKES
I'm a designer motivated by emotional design. I start with how a product should feel and stay with it long enough to know its users closely, then carry that all the way down, through the interactions, the CAD, and the manufacturing details. To the person using it, the object, the screen, and the box it ships in are one experience, so I don't draw a line between hardware and software.
HARDWARE · PACKAGING · WEB
Rendyr
I treated building the Optic as a UX problem of its own. Assembly went from 30+ hours to under 15, across 300+ units, and I designed the unboxing that followed.
HARDWARE · INTERFACE
Amity
Tactile game pieces plus built-in video calling, so time with family feels like being together, not a check-in. Gold, European Product Design Award.
HARDWARE · ERGONOMICS
OXO Cane
A cane that reads as a personal object instead of medical equipment, with a grip and foot shaped by the complaints users described.
FURNITURE
Almaz
One folded sheet-metal form where seat and base read as a single piece, with a modular leg system for fast, repeatable builds.
APP · BRAND
Weeknd
Self-initiated concept, 2025. I redesigned a friend's events app to lower the barrier to real-life connection and spark spontaneity.
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