Industrial Design & R&D Engineering Portfolio
Sandor Pratt
I design products, build custom production systems, and figure out how to make complex things at scale. My work spans high-end furniture production, automated R&D machinery, and hands-on material testing.
01 / Systems, R&D & Automation
[ FEATURED CASE STUDY ]T-Stud Automation & Process Engineering
Multi-axis drilling & dowel insertion gantry · Polyiso foam processs · QC testing rig
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T-Stud Process Design
＋ Expand Additional Projects (Stria Bamboo & Playforms Structural)
Stria Chair & Table System →
Bamboo material innovation & novel structural DFM composite processing.
Playforms Accoya Wood R&D →
Accoya timber material testing, small-scale structural safety & environmental resilience.
02 / DFM, Sourcing & Manufacturing Scale
[ FEATURED CASE STUDY ]Million Dollar Baby (Avant-Garde Nursery Furniture)
High-end nursery furniture (Gradient Crib, Novella, Lydian, Margaux) · CPSC safety compliance · Material applications & volume DFM/DFA
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＋ Expand Additional Projects (Atelier Purcell, Kalon, Bernhardt)
Atelier Purcell Collection →
CNC aluminum machining, luxury finish processing & high-end DFM for the Henley & Kephera series.
Kalon Studios →
Small-batch sustainable manufacturing, order fulfillment workflows & timber DFM.
Bernhardt Design (Camber Chair) →
Contract furniture cross-collaboration, production engineering & BIFMA structural compliance.
03 / Custom Craft, Materials & Play Systems
[ FEATURED CASE STUDY ]Playforms & Sprouts (Child Ergonomics)
Open-ended play structures & free-play objects · Grounded in child development research · Rapid physical prototyping & softgoods material safety
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Playforms free play structures
＋ Expand Additional Projects (Bespoke Installs & Spatial Design)
Luxury Bespoke Installs (Nicole Hogarty & Molly Sims) →
Beacon St custom console, high-end woodwork, out-of-state white-glove installation, and luxury client execution.
Personal Design/Build (Treehouse & Spatial Installations) →
Collaborative timber construction, rapid environmental/thematic design, and hands-on fabrication under tight timelines.
04 / Leadership, Teams & Social Impact
[ FEATURED CASE STUDY ]YOU Orleans & Disaster Reconstruction
Cross-functional partnership · Non-profit community engagement · Operational workflow & mentorship strategy
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Katrina Furniture Project
＋ Expand Additional Projects (FIRST Robotics Mentorship)
FIRST Robotics Coaching & STEM Mentorship →
Mentoring 3rd–12th grade students through the full engineering cycle, mechanism design, team leadership, and competitive strategy.
