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Me and Ale in Fast Company

29 September 2011 · 0 Comments

I recently appeared with my colleague Alessandra Orofino in the Fast Company article “An MFA Degree For Designers Who Want To Change The World” by Michael J. Coren. So you want to change the world? Cynics may send you off to Wall Street or a white-shoe law firm. Those with gumption will look for another [...]

Design · News · NYC · PURPOSE · SVADSI


Purpose hiring senior positions

15 August 2011 · 0 Comments

Purpose is actively hunting for a senior Movement Strategy Director and a CTO among our top priority hires. We’re also on the lookout for great talent for a Finance Manager, Creative Director, Developers, and Project Mangers – full list. For Movement strategy Director, we want someone who can architect major projects for clients, and create [...]

New York · News · NYC · PURPOSE


Capoeira Journal – 4 Aug 2011

4 August 2011 · 0 Comments

I’m finally taking Ari’s advice to heart and writing a capoeira journal. I have tons of notebooks all over the place, but I lose them or get them mixed up with my other notes. I think blogging about it will make it easier for me. Three firsts this week: First time getting elbowed in the [...]

Capoeira · New York · NYC


Start with a Circle: Musings on Movement Design, Capoeira, Oscar Wilde, and More

12 July 2011 · 0 Comments

Video of me giving a Pecha Kucha-style talk at a Purpose.com event in March 2011. I weave together a story that combines design philosophy and movement building with anecdotes and metaphors from capoeira, pop culture, and literary history. There was a camera glitch halfway through the talk, so please pardon the jump cut. Music by [...]

Capoeira · Culture · Design · HEPNOVA · New York · NYC · PURPOSE · Video · YouTube


Capoeira Angola Quintal Batizado 2011

5 July 2011 · 0 Comments

New cord, new nickname, new moves, and new tunes. All in all an awesome Capoeira Angola Quintal festival week. The video above is of me playing for my dark green cord. Thanks to Mei Yen for the video!

Capoeira · New York · NYC · YouTube