HANNAH AMBROSE
contact: hannah@youngrestlessdesign.com
about: “Hannah created the Young Restless Design Collaborative in the summer of 2011 as a creative outlet to showcase her broad design interests and the interests of her friends in the design community. As an upcoming 4th year student at the Tulane School of Architecture, Hannah plans on using YR//DC as an archive of inspiration and to facilitate collaboration between the varied, yet closely related fields of the art community.”
CAROLYN KLINGELHOFER
contact: carolyn@youngrestlessdesign.com
CHRIS BERENDS [DIR]
contact: chris@youngrestlessdesign.com
follow: twitter.com/thedirsigner
website: dirsign.com
about: “DIR created himself in his own image in 1990. Working from scratch he combined insomnia, fluorescent lights, and Jack Daniels to create a driving force for the bass generation. After three years of sonic invincibility he has emerged as an icon of New Orleans nocturnal chaos and a regular clown in the circus that is the New Orleans underground party scene. As a promoter and production designer for the city’s dirtiest independent production company, DIR represents partying done right. Follow DIR to find the most epic, terrifying, ultimate, exhilarating, orgasmic, belligerent, fabulous, and downright stupid parties in the city. DO IT RIGHT.”
Devin Battersby [DEV B]
contact: devin@youngrestlessdesign.com
follow: twitter.com/DevBattersby
about: “Dev B lives in New York City and is pursuing a fashion merchandising degree at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is a self-proclaimed shopaholic who claims WWD as her bible. NYC is Dev’s Playground and at any given time she can be found exploring all the fashion, food, and nightlife that the big apple has to offer. She has worked with legends such as Kelly Cutrone and has assisted in styling for People’s Revolution during New York’s legendary Fall Fashion Week. Dev B is constantly gaining new knowledge about the hottest trends in the fashion industry which she looks forward to sharing with YR//DC.”
KYLE COGAN
contact: kyle@youngrestlessdesign.com
follow: twitter.com/kylecogan
website: kylecogan.com
about: “Kyle is based out of Chicago and works as a motion designer and director. He is addicted to creating and prides himself as being a creative professional and an ambitious thinker. Currently Kyle is a senior at Columbia college, seeking a degree in Television and Motion Design. Growing up Kyle was heavily influenced by football and punk rock, and the subcultures around those topics facilitated his obsession and passion for video.”
MICHAEL KIRSCHNER
contact: michael@youngrestlessdesign.com
about:”Birthed in the great city of Boston Mass., Michael has amassed an iTunes library with 75 days of music and subscribes to 3 podcasts (all NPR). An amateur photographer this inquisitive student can also be found working at a design build firm or browsing the interwebs for the latest drop (or leak) from any number of genres. Tulane’s School of Architecture usually keeps Michael in the studio or physically chained to a desktop computer however when he has time off he enjoys going to bars to shoot pool and play awkward music on jukeboxes.”
NICK CUSIMANO
contact: nick@youngrestlessdesign.com
about: ”Nick brings fabulosity and a dash of whimsy to the table as a contributor for YR//DC. Although currently studying architecture at Tulane University, he has worked for architects, artists, photographers, fashion designers, and exhibition designers. With these unique experiences, he loves and enjoys continuously researching art and design of all mediums. Nick is our oddball specialist; One never knows what this flamboyant fruitcake will come up with next. Nick is all twerq and no work.”
PETER KLINGELHOFER
contact: peter@youngrestlessdesign.com
follow:twitter.com/PetertheMagi
about: “Peter is an environmental science major. He likes beautiful music and vague biographies.”