Natasha Carolan

About Natasha

Natasha is a researcher & designer/maker from Ireland and is currently based in the Slocan Valley in British Columbia. Natasha is currently working on on-demand furniture production.

Historically Natasha worked with technologies including 3D printing and other forms of custom on-demand manufacture with a focus on operations and logistics and retail experiences for game and toy companies.

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Projects & Experience

Natasha has worked with companies and institutions including Makielab, Technosphere and Hong Kong City University.
Projects include, Intimate Objects - toys for adults, Makers Guild, a series of Makers Events in London, The Homesense Project with Tinker London & EDF R&D relating to Smart Homes, featured in MoMA Talk to Me and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Awards: RSA Design Directions
Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers
Publications & Talks

Research

Natasha recently completed her doctoral research examining on-demand manufacture in the toy and games industry. This work considered industry opportunities and operational and logistical issues for media producing firms. The research also explores remix & customisation as emergent market opportunities and creative commerce facilitated by experiential making processes.

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