Some of these are architectural in nature and some are clearly design-related. However some seem on the surface to be unusual for a design firm to be engaged in.

The former include projects illustrated on these pages such as the Wing Fook Chinese Funeral Home, the wallcoverings and fabrics created to be visually interesting to people with reduced color perception, the Dog Chapel (in process) for a Vermont artist and dinnerware for an office building cafeteria.

The latter includes consulting work for outsourcing recycling of office and manufacturing by-products for a large manufacturer, outsourcing custom battery manufacturing for a high-tech firm, developing a demographic database for a multi-discipline consulting firm, economic development consulting for businesses and municipalities, and developing strategic marketing programs for small and growing businesses.

The connecting link between all of these is the problem-solving process that is central to design thinking.