Creating an inclusive & welcoming space for industrial designers of all backgrounds
What is Design Allyship?
Design Allyship was founded to provide designers with actionable resources to improve the condition of historically marginalized designers in the industrial & product design industry. These tools are meant to be shared, distributed, and used to start conversations that guide others towards allyship, acceptance, and the uplifting of all designers. We provide spaces dedicated to dialogue and discourse about the lived experiences of industrial designers of all backgrounds, and tools to enable allyship for those wishing to use their voice to better the community.
Who are we?
Caterina Rizzoni | she/her
Caterina is a practicing industrial designer living in Cincinnati, Ohio. She designs medical devices and consumer goods at Kaleidoscope Innovation, a large product design consultancy in the medtech space. She’s the current chair of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America, and moderates the Advanced Design Discord in her free time. Caterina holds a BS in Industrial Design with a minor in Art History from the Ohio State University. When she’s not designing, you can find her building tiny house kits & filling her apartment with more plants than anyone really needs.
Ti Chang | she/her
Ti is an industrial designer/entrepreneur/activist. She is the co-founder and VP of Design of CRAVE, a San Francisco-based company specializing in pleasure products that look as good as they feel. She is the chair of Women in Design section of Industrial Designers Society of America, where she supports the community of industrial designers and womxn in design. She is also on the advisory board for San Francisco Design Week, Reimagine, and CRAVE Foundation for Women. Ti holds a MA in Design Products from Royal College of Art in London and a BS in Industrial Design from Georgia Institute of Technology. Ti grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and now enjoys life and work in San Francisco.
