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Field Research, Nairobi

A designer who goes where the research takes them, not just where the brief says.

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Bio

Alex works across scales and disciplines, from AI product systems to physical objects, from interface to installation, shaped by a belief that good design starts with understanding people.

What’s included

AI product design, from consumer interfaces to creator agents

Physical & material design, objects, scent, emotion

Social impact design, waste systems, education platforms

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Bio

Alex works across scales and disciplines, from AI product systems to physical objects, from interface to installation, shaped by a belief that good design starts with understanding people.

What’s included

AI product design, from consumer interfaces to creator agents

Physical & material design, objects, scent, emotion

Social impact design, waste systems, education platforms

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Recognition

A body of recognition that mirrors the range of the practice itself, from a Wallpaper Magazine feature to a filed patent to industry awards, each marking a different way the work has moved beyond the studio and into the world.

What’s included

Most Promising Emerging Designer, Wallpaper Magazine

Patent holder, "A Search Method and Apparatus"

TikTok Innovation Award & Collaboration Benchmark Award

Taka Connect: Sponsored and launched in Nairobi

DeepSense: Featured in TripAdvisor

MicroMe: Featured in Dubai Exhibition

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Recognition

A body of recognition that mirrors the range of the practice itself, from a Wallpaper Magazine feature to a filed patent to industry awards, each marking a different way the work has moved beyond the studio and into the world.

What’s included

Most Promising Emerging Designer, Wallpaper Magazine

Patent holder, "A Search Method and Apparatus"

TikTok Innovation Award & Collaboration Benchmark Award

Taka Connect: Sponsored and launched in Nairobi

DeepSense: Featured in TripAdvisor

MicroMe: Featured in Dubai Exhibition

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Continents Global Design Practice

From London to Nairobi to Des Moines to Dubai, design work spanning exhibitions, products, and platforms across four continents.

343X

GMV Growth

Built TikTok's e-commerce experience from 0, driving GMV from $668K to $230M through search-driven discovery and conversion design.

0-1

Software + Hardware

Every product started at zero, software interfaces, hardware sensing systems, built end to end across the digital and physical.

2B+

Daily Search Views

Scaled a search experience from 0 to a platform reaching over 2 billion daily views worldwide.