Yr01, Ep10 :: Adriel Rollins Discusses Design Education

Adriel Rollins

by This is Design School

On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila and Chad P. Hall talk with Adriel Rollins, an industrial designer who works on creating yachts. Adriel discusses his time in undergraduate and graduate school and how those experiences have helped shape him for a future in teaching.

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