Mike Andersen Email & Phone Number

Chicago

Afternoon Design (AD) acknowledges the world is at a tipping point. AD strives to tackle real-world problems with a global and local perspective. Through a blend of research, strategic thinking, and playfulness; new, innovative and sustainable solutions are identified. With a great appreciation of our diversity, AD develops new market niches (specializing in fair trade practices) that generate educational and employment opportunities in under resourced communities. Inspired by Bauhaus principles, AD values simplicity, honesty, interdisciplinary collaboration, and hands-on prototyping. The mission is to develop new product concepts that delight, inspire, and make a meaningful impact on the world.

Chicago

With an entrepreneurial focus, I developed differentiated products for new market niches (local and global) to generate economic opportunities while simultaneously educating at risk youth on industry-approved standards for the woodworking profession.

Precious Blood Ministry Of Reconciliation Center In Chicago'S Back Of The Yards

an advocate for justice involved youth; delivering a diversionary program and a supportive environment; expanding the center's “Product Focused Social Enterprise” programs

Chicago

distilled design into it's component parts and systematically explored the essential elements; continued the Bauhaus legacy its universal principles and expanded them to be currently relevant;a proponent of thinking with the hands; established a student competition to develop a Fair Trade product with the winning design produced by a Nicaraguan NGO

Ghana

established a UNICEF pilot project that began witha carpentry instruction program, furniture and a table top cottage industry that expanded into bicycle repair and rabbit raising; design consultant for export furniture manufacturer

Chicago

developed new conceptional toy systems and games containing patentable features produced and marketed by major toy manufacturers

Mfa, Industrial Design

Thesis topic: The Cross-Cultural Confluence of Consumer Durable Goods

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