I've always been interested in communication.
How people connect, and how relationships come into being.
That curiosity probably traces back to my own discomfort with communicating.
The ways we currently relate to each other don't quite seem to be working.
There must be a better way to be with one another.
That hazy feeling has only grown stronger over the years.
"What is good communication?"
That's the question running through everything I've been working on lately.
What would let people of different backgrounds, like nationality, age, or whether they have a disability, be together comfortably and on equal footing?
To explore that, I keep inventing and prototyping new ways of communicating.
Making new games that don't rely on sight, with friends who are blind.
In places where I don't share the language, designing sports you can play without words.
Working alongside traditional craftspeople to make new vessels that catch younger generations' interest.
Every idea starts from the same proposal: "It's different from what we've had, but maybe there's a way to relate like this, too."
It isn't a rejection of the relationships we already have. It's offering a new option for how we communicate.
We are each different.
That difference is where conflict and division come from.
But at the same time, there are also things we can share, feelings we can recognise in each other.
Moments where we marvel together at each other's worlds,
or share joy with each other across our differences.
I want to bring more of those moments into the world, moments that overflow with good connection.