monty charlotte preston



Product Designer 

I help brands translate complex ideas into approachable, consumable products through storytelling, cultural strategy and design thinking.

I have over a decade of experience in curation, creative production, sales, copywriting, merchandising and product marketing at startups democratizing luxury goods. I’ve worked on marketplaces, editorial product releases, and designed community-driven experiences in art and tech for clients including Saatchi Art, Ledger, Boys Club, and Cohart. My work has shown up in NYT and Elle Decor, and I’ve written about art and emerging technologies.


Client Work
  1. Ledger
  2. Boys Club Zine
  3. Biometric Wearables
  4. The Other Avatars


Personal Work
  1. BAGGS
  2. Snuffy
  3. Entangle! (MFA Thesis)


Contact




    Art on [ Ledger ] Market
    Designing art programs to build community and drive sales at Ledger.
    Client: Ledger
    Roles: Strategy, Curation, Creative Production, Copywriting

    Leading the design and development of artist programs for [ Ledger ] Market, the world’s most secure platform for digital product releases by artists and brands, to demonstrate Ledger's cultural relevance and drive sales of hardware products. 

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    Boys Club Zine
    A cultural publication for an internet communty.
    Client: Boys Club
    Roles: Editor-in-Chief, Content Strategy, Creative Production

    A physical and digital publication exploring the intersection of culture and emergent tech for Boys Club, a social collective bringing new voices to the new internet. 
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    BAGGS
    Using crypto fashion accessories to foster conversations around digital ownership within the femme community.
    Roles: 3D Product Design, Branding, Storytelling

    BAGGS is a crypto-culture fashion project, created to encourage self-custody evangelism and to make a statement. The success of the web3 movement relies on the continuous sharing of security and self-sovereignty best practices with those inside and outside of the community. BAGGS creates more opportunities for this discourse to spread.
    [baggs.wtf]




    Biometric Wearables
    A privacy-focused wearable jewelry collection.
    Client: Boys Club
    Roles: Research, 3D Design

    Exploring privacy, form-factor and style alternatives to connected wearables like the Oura ring for Boys Club—an online/offline community of “smart-dumb people” interested in emerging technology and internet culture.
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    The Other Avatars
    Entering the digital art space with a unique spin on PFP projects.
    Client: Saatchi Art
    Roles: Strategy, Curation, Creative Production, Media

    In an evolution of Saatchi Art’s mission to support emerging artists and help buyers find art they love, Saatchi Art enters the NFT space with a first-of-its kind avatar collection, created through the collaboration of 150+ artists around the world. 
    [Visit Saatchi Art]



    SnuffyThe blanket that transforms when your world does.
    Advisors: TomorrowLabs
    Roles: Research, Product Design, Storytelling

    Snuffy is a comforting throw blanket that transforms into a fire-resistant evacuation jacket for wildfire emergencies. Leveraging sustainable materials and no-tech solutions, Snuffy is a smart device hiding in plain sight. Approachable, open-source pattern design allows parents anywhere to create a Snuffy. Bold colors and patches empower kids to rise to the occasion.  

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    Photography by Noa Griffel.

    Entangle! Reconnecting to Urban Wetlands Through Citizen Science
    MFA Thesis | Products of Design, School of Visual Arts
    Publisher: Products of Design
    Roles: Design Research, Strategy, Storytelling, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Service Design, Experience Design

    My thesis examines how citizen science can serve as a catalyst for the stewardship of urban wetlands. In an era of funding cuts, growing data gaps, and political rhetoric dragging swamps through the mud, wetlands are in dire need of advocates. Citizen science can change how we spend time with wetlands in New York parks, creating stewards who both care about them and contribute to their conservation.
    [Coming soon]







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