Born in Brooklyn and raised in the Bronx, Talitha graduated from Pratt
                 Institute and is currently still in New York.  She was first introduced to
                 Industrial Design her junior year at Brooklyn Technical High School
                 and chose to pursue it in college.  Early on in college she was greatly
                 influenced by the design philosophy of her 3D teacher Kathryn Filla,   
                 former student of Rowena Costello, which was simply "If you are going
                 to make something, make it beautiful".  Talitha has adopted that idea,
                 and the basics of three dimensional design as taught by Pratt, to form
                 her own design aesthetic. 

           As a designer Talitha has experienced the design process, from 
                  sketching to prototyping, and has worked in a different areas of 
                  design.  She has designed furniture, shoes, bags, tabletop items, and
                  other products such as perfume bottles, cd cases, baby bottles, and
                  lights.  She is looking to gain experience in other areas such as exhibition
                  design, transportation design, and toy design.  She'd also like to learn
                  more about the process of design after prototyping, i.e. manufacturing
                  or marketing and sales.  Talitha wants to view the whole picture of
                  design and how she fits into it.