The Industrial Design of Terry Carr
asking powerful questions
Asking questions no one has asked produces answers no one has received. I begin every project by asking a series of questions, uncovering something unique that ultimately guides the design process. My work spans different product categories, with 13 patents and millions of products shipped.
How can we minimize waste in our food production and consumption practices?
As Head of Design & Innovation at Vilij, my responsibilities extended well beyond the design of the product.
if athleisure was a pair of headphones?
(Awarded patent)
We designed a pair of headphones that could adapt to our active lifestyles—having a relaxed fit while commuting and being stable during the after-work burpees.
Named best workout headphone 2022, CNET
(AR) interventions - what is the future of work?
How we work has evolved many times over, but the end goal has been constant: to focus on the task at hand. Using augmented reality and other tech, we designed interventions to make focus and flow more accessible.
what if our active gear gave us superhuman abilities?
Each active product has a different functional need, so my approach to each is different, but they all involve a lot of ideation and prototyping.
how can we use waste to create furniture and make it pretty..?
A|R|E, a company I co-founded, was born out of wanting to see the products we stock our homes with made with recycled materials or waste products (e.g., wood shavings.)
all wild, no mild. to the moon and back. what is the future of sound tech?
Inspired by PLT’s heritage of creating the first headset to fly to the moon in 1969, these products use lightweight materials and have minimal exposed mechanical joints.
where no cameras are allowed… what if the car tech was predictive?
At BMW Advanced Design in Munich, Germany, we partnered with the Fraunhofer Institute to create auto designs using “smart materials.” Here is a snippet of the work I can share.
