Susannah Mason

Hey! I'm Susannah, an Industrial Designer in Columbus OH.

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐌𝐄

I graduated in May of 2022 with a Bachelor's in Industrial and Innovative Design. The next day I flew halfway across the world with some of my classmates and one of our professors. We spent a week in Kosovo, giving talks on design, teaching English, and acting as judges in their first ever STEM fair. That experience helped me understand the role that design plays in providing a new way of seeing the world, especially in a country that is just learning how to dream for the first time.

I brought that experience into my first job post-grad, a small design firm in Columbus, OH. Design is much more than the form or even the function of a product, it's asking questions and being open to an unexpected answer.

𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐈 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑�𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍:

When I was in 7th grade, I was introduced to STEAM through a national science competition. From a young age, being encouraged to engage with and imagine a new future completely shifted my outlook of the world. Ever since then, it's been my goal to engage with the most challenging obstacles of our time, and I chose to do so through the practice of design.

𝐌𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒:

I love understanding how and why things work, whether that's getting lost in the details of my coffee routine, listening to podcasts on niche topics, or just paying attention to the world around me.

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐈'𝐌 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆:

I want to work on future-oriented projects that solve real-world problems with a diverse team of dreamers.

𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒:

❋ Future Thinking

❋ Growth Mindset

❋ Product Ideation and Development

❋ Branding and Marketing

❋ Design Research

"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬."

- Neri Oxman