It is about a Way-of-Being
CV
Industrial Designer
nomakietsu@gmail.com
+1 6464369546
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nomakietsu
https://etsunomaki.com/
Education
2023-2025 Master of Fine Art, 3D Design, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
2018-2023 Bachelor of Fine Art, Product Design, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, USA
Professional Experience
Nov 2023 - May 2025 Wood / Metal Shop Assistant, Central Materials Lab, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
Mar 2024 - Oct 2024 Public Art & Product Design Intern(Remote), Yuri Suzuki Ltd, Margate, London, UK
Aug 2021 - Oct 2021 Product Design Intern, Unicorn Design, Shanghai, China
Feb 2021 - Mar 2021 Product Designer, Acardia Design, Shanghai, China
Awards / Grants / Fellowships
2023 - 2025 Gilbert Fellow, Gilbert Family Foundation, Detroit, MI, USA
2025 Silver Winner, Seating & Comfort Furniture, NY Product Design Award
2025 Materials Award, Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, Portola Valley, CA, USA
2023 Honorable Mention, Home: Furniture, International Design Awards (IDA)
Exhibitions
2025 Selected Participant, Wanted Design / ICFF Launch Pad, New York, NY, USA
2025 Collective Exhibition, Cranbrook Graduate Degree Exhibition, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
2023 Collective Exhibition, Ideal Home, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
2023 Collective Exhibition, Parsons School of Design Graduate Exhibition, Parsons at The New School, New York, NY, USA -Spatial Curator
Skills
Software Rhino, SolidWorks, Fusion360, Keyshot, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign
Physical Model Making Wood working, Metal working, Ceramics, Wood CNC, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting
Language Chinese (Native proficiency), English (Professional proficiency), Japanese (Conversational proficiency)