Designed Jesse Coaster Collection

SCAD, B.F.A., graphic design, 2008

Born and Raised in the Deep South, Jesse has a eternal love of BBQ, Rock N Roll, and Illegal Fireworks. Aside from his 9-5 as a Designer in North Carolina, Jesse operates a small creative studio with other SCAD alumni focusing on design work in the music and publishing industry, with plans to expand into printmaking. He is also an aspiring writer, typographer, musician, and curler; not to mention he makes a mean batch of cupcakes. Of course, this is all just filler until his record deal kicks in, but he hopes to produce inspiring and original work in the meantime. Past times/Achievments include Aardvark Hunting for Sport, Baking (mostly cupcakes), Internationally Renowned Harmonium Player, Voted Communication Arts Sexiest Designer of the Year 3 consecutive years in a row (2002-2005), Hip Hop Mogul, and founder of The Association for the Progression of Unicorn Rights.

Designed coaster collection with Christie Pedder

SCAD, B.F.A., fashion design, 2008

My name is Kristen Monacell. I am originally from Charlotte, NC. I graduated from SCAD with a BFA in Fashion Design in June 2008. I moved to New York City a few months after graduation to pursue a career in Fashion. I was an intern with the design department at Yigal-Azrouel for 4 months where I learned a lot about draping, fabric dyeing, pattern making etc .  I am currently working at Barney's NY flagship store on Madison Avenue in sales while I continue to search for a design position.

Designed Christina Coaster Collection

SCAD, B.F.A., graphic design and photography, 2008

Born in the city but raised in the country, Christina Latina is currently nesting in the Atlanta area with pals Hazelnut and Rufus-Roosevelt. With a B.F.A. in graphic design and photography under her wing, she flew into the design world full force and is loving every second of it. She truthfully has no focus in design because she believes everything has the possibility of being interesting. Besides being a graphically inclined artist, lover of letter forms, and possessing the best name on the planet, Christina enjoys other endeavors including knitting, French philosophers, smelling old books, absorbtion, and baby animals. When Christina is finished influencing modern design, she plans to retire to the country and open The Squishy Acres Puppy Sanctuary where she will spend her golden years cuddling tiny canines.

Designed Roots & Shoots plate set

SCAD, B.F.A., broadcast design, 2004

SCAD, M.F.A., graphic design, 2008

Jon Nagle now lives in South Hadley, MA and works for ESPN in Bristol, CT. Nagle is a Graphics System Developer II in ESPN's Creative Services department. He develops insert graphics for ESPN's on-air use. In South Hadley, he lives with his girlfriend, dog and cat.

Designed Brad Paper Plate Collection

SCAD, M.F.A. candidate, graphic design, 2008

Art has always been an important part of Baker's life. He works in a wide variety of physical and digital media, which offers endless possibilities and gives him great control over design. His work is heavily influenced by music, film, fine art and fashion. Baker was born and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee. He earned a B.F.A. from East Tennessee State University. After graduation, he worked as a designer in Virginia while freelancing at night producing posters and T-shirts for bands and musicians. He lives in Atlanta, GA.

Designed Kay Collection melamine plates and tumblers

SCAD, B.F.A., graphic design

I moved to Savannah from my hometown, Pensacola, FL, to pursue my Graphic Design degree at SCAD. After a 2 year advertising stint, I was eager to learn more hands on processes and jumped into the fibers program. Since then, I have been able to explore the relationship between traditional techniques and contemporary design. In my downtime I like to treasure hunt at thrift stores and take rides on my 1974 Vespa motor scooter. I look forward to wrapping up a busy senior year and planning my next adventure after school.

Designed coasters with Kristen Monacell. 

SCAD, graphic design, 2008

After graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in Graphic Design, Christie moved down to sunny Florida with her husband, Eric. Although her training was mostly focused on designing for print, she has now found herself designing for the web. She is working as a full-time web designer at NetSource Technologies, where she spends her time creating websites and occasionally print materials.   

Designed Leah paper plate collection

SCAD, M.F.A. Graphic Design, 2008

Leah is a graphic designer from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. She completed her B.F.A. in Design Art from Concordia University in Montreal before going south to SCAD. She has a keen interest in web design, interactive design and motion graphics. She currently resides in Montreal, working as a web designer.

 SCAD, M.F.A. candidate, fibers, 2009

Designed two pillows in the outdoor pillow collection

Andrea Gray was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1985. Shortly after, she and her mother moved to Key Biscayne, Florida, her mother’s hometown where she stayed until the age of eighteen. Andrea’s love for Canadian’s and igloos drew her up north to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia where she graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University in 2007 with a B.F.A in Textiles. While at NSCAD University she began to thoroughly examine the worlds of textiles and fashion. Andrea is increasingly involved in the development of repeat patterns and is currently pursuing an M.F.A. Degree at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Fibers. Andrea does not like to categorize herself as merely an artist, craftsperson, or designer. “My work crosses the boundaries of all three of these terms, where does one start and the other begin”? Gray offers of her work,”In my work I aim to examine the relationship between pattern and the space it defines.”  Andrea finds inspiration from watching the environment around her.

Designed Nikki Collection Lampshades (to be released in 2009).

SCAD, M.F.A., illustration, 2009

Niken "Nikki" Hartomo will graduate from The Savannah College of Art and Design in 2009 with a M.F.A. in illustration. She worked in print media as an fashion illustrator in CosmoGirl Magazine in Indonesia for three years. She also worked in CNN Turner Network as their Graphic Intern and working on their Flash interactive website.
Her illustration woks are influenced by cartoon, animation, and comic books. Her love for children’s book illustration grows and motivated her to publish additional books. She published books for children like: "What Shall We Wear?", "Popo The Little Monster" and "The Adventures of Putu and Ireng".
Nikki Hartomo comes from the tropical Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. She loves travelling, going to the beach, snorkeling and taking nature photographs.  Her art works can be seen in www.nikkihartomo.com.

Designed the Puffy Frame Collection

SCAD, B.F.A., fibers, 2007

Ashley Olson graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2007 with a BFA in Fibers and is currently working as a senior designer for Shaw Contract Group outside of Atlanta. Ever since she was old enough to pick up a crayon and scribble it down the hallway wall she has been hooked on making the world a more beautiful place through creative expression. Besides designing amazing carpet, she spends her time racing box sleds, baking delicious cookies and starring in award winning, comedic 24 hour film festival shorts. She does not have a sister named Mary-Kate.

Director of Working Class Studio

Jonathan Ashley Osborne is the director of Working Class Studio.  He joined the studio after working as a writer and public relations coordinator in the office of the president at the Savannah College of Art and Design.  Jonathan graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in fashion and marketing and is currently enrolled as a graduate student at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he is pursuing a master's degree in arts administration.  Prior to arriving at SCAD, Jonathan worked as an editorial assistant and market reporter for Women's Wear Daily.

Sales & Marketing Manager

B.F.A., Fibers, SCAD, 2005

Jessica Pope is an artist living and working in Savannah, Georgia.  She operates a small studio in Savannah, Georgia and is the Sales & Marketing Manager of Working Class Studio.  She has always been a maker of things, thanks to her talented mother, grandmothers and great-grandmother who taught her how satisfying it is to create.  She loves to make things for other people and think of the life those things take on when they are cherished by others.  Trained in textiles and printmaking, she often merges the two in her work.  Process in her work has become a meditative activity and she dedicates herself to organizing the chaos of everyday life by filtering it into little orderly objects.

Production Manager

SCAD, B.F.A., furniture, 2006

Julia Palomaki began her career early as a door to door salesman, fort designer, and orange crate scooter builder. She was eight. She has since honed her talents at the SavannahCollege of Art & Design. Her work has included the design of interiors, furniture and surface design. Julia believes that the creative process should not end with the designer, but rather continually develop from the use and life of the consumer.  “The objects I design must be layered like personalities. They function on many levels, on an interactive and on a reactive level.” Her work seeks to expand people’s relationship with design by exploiting the potential of design to communicate and connect with society. Julia Palomaki was born and raised in Kauhava, Finland and now lives and works in SavannahGeorgia as the Production Manager of Working Class Studio.