Stephanie Metz, an extraordinary artist and craftsperson, joined the Industrial Design program to work with students and faculty the week of February 3rd. What was intended primarily as a research trip to further the development of a computer-controlled felting process that she and Industrial Design faculty Jonas Hauptman are developing, turned out to also be a great moment for our students to reflect on the role of art, human touch, technology in the design process.  This trip was made possible by the generous support of the Center for Crafts,  Materials-Based Research Grant which encourages mutually-beneficial collaboration between craft and the STEM fields.