For years, I lived and breathed industrial design. My days were spent cranking out prototypes in the woodshop, modeling furniture in SolidWorks, and rendering visuals in KeyShot. I built a career crafting retail things. From messy concept sketches to polished, production-ready pieces. But somewhere along the way, the spark dimmed. Like many designers, I chased client work, built portfolio sites, and sent out quote after quote, only to find myself trapped in mass production pipelines I didn’t ...