Education
California College of the Arts,
San Francisco
California Polytechnic
State University,
San Luis Obispo
Elisava School of Design and Engineering,
Barcelona
Work
Industrial Craft
Industrial Design Studio
Arvand Ghodrati
Industrial designer
Untitled Motorcycles,
SF Studio
Festo USA,
Custom Solutions Team
Bell Helmets,
Powersports Division
California College
of the Arts
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MFA Industrial Design
BS Mechanical Engineering
3.5GPA
Semester of Design
Free Elective Program
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Industrial Design Contractor
Freelance Industrial+ Mechanical Designer
Design and Engineering Consultant
Mechanical Design Intern
Mechanical Design Intern
CNC Graduate Studio
Assistant
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2021-2024
2016-2021
2019
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2023
2022-
2022
2019
2018
2022
Hi, I’m Arvand
As a designer, I combine the technical rigor of engineering with the creativity of design to create purposefully styled and function focused products. I graduated from Cal Poly SLO with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and am currently pursuing an MFA in Design at California College of the Arts, with a concentration in Industrial Design. My practice centers around advanced CAD, 3D Visualization, and digital fabrication tools. With those tools, I try to increase the utility of objects while building a refined and purposeful aesthetic. When not designing I like to mountain bike, sew, go on motorcycle rides and build with Legos.
As a designer, I combine the technical rigor of engineering with the creativity of design to create purposefully styled and function focused products. I graduated from Cal Poly SLO with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and am currently pursuing an MFA in Design at California College of the Arts, with a concentration in Industrial Design. My practice centers around advanced CAD, 3D Visualization, and digital fabrication tools. With those tools, I try to increase the utility of objects while building a refined and purposeful aesthetic. When not designing I like to mountain bike, sew, go on motorcycle rides and build with Legos.