JACK comes from two quotes: “a jack of all trades, master of none” and “I don’t know jack shit”. We SEEK to stay in between both HEAD SPACES of LOOKING to learn but also accepting not knowing.

ALL TERRAIN STUDIO (ATS) comes from the EXPERIENCE and pacing of an all terrain vehicle. We CREATE with exploration, FUNCTIONALITY, and adaptiveness in mind.

JACK ATS TELLS STORIES AND CREATES OBJECTS IN MULTIPLE CANVASES (CLOTHES, SCULPTURE, ART, AND SPACE) with belief that sometimes more is more; a good story consists of multiple layers. ALTHOUGH WE ARE CREATING TANGIBLE products, WE DESIGN WITH PROCESS AT THE FOREFRONT, CONSIDERING LOCALITY, MATERIALITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY. WHILE WE also CREATE WITH BEAUTY AND BIODIVERSITY IN MIND, WE MAKE TO FOSTER CONVERSATION first, and NOT CONFUSION.

HAVING TRAVELLED TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLACES and experiencing different cultures, WE RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCES IN STANDARDS and wants THAT EVERY PLACE HAS FOR DESIGN. looks matter, but budgets matter too! JACK ATS BELIEVES IN “GOOD ENOUGH”. A “good enough” design hopefully conveys beauty, shows the imprints of a human hand, and MAY require ongoing maintenance. A “good enough” design hopefully grants users to a feeling of freedom and acceptance more than THAT OF perfection and ultimate efficiency. what is best for you is OFTEN right in front of you.

Our goal is to use our process and designs as vehicles to spark a daily pursuit of curiosity and learning. We respect the history of design and the way things were/are done, but, we’d also like to constantly challenge conventional thought through our process- one that is fun, maybe less efficient, but most definitely honest.