Welcome to Modularem, a visual history of the Design, Architecture and Academia of Jeff Welch.

Modularem is Latin for “From the Parts”, which is fitting for a career dedicated to realizing the potential of Systemic Design to produce tailored solutions to questions of both Art and Design. Systemic design, as an established field, is design that acknowledges complexity and interconnectedness throughout the design thinking and making process. My process starts with research, collaborative brainstorming and the conceptualization of a general idea. Then, designing and fabricating are carried out simultaneously to produce the systems and processes required to implement the idea elegantly within reality. The process is ultimately a feed-back loop oscillation between input, cognition and fabrication, where progress evolves methodically and decisions are made rapidly to guide the project toward guaranteed completion. Form, function, process and poetry are equally considered as a concept develops from part to whole, with emergent opportunities for unexpected beauty indulged along the way, ensuring each piece is truly original. Throughout this work is a desire to dignify people in the spaces they live, work and visit, and to create the authentic sensations of surprise, delight and significance that they deserve in this new Age of Experience.

As an Design Educator, I bring this expertise to the classroom, collaborating with students to keep their design process fluid. I am a resource for theoretical, historical, aesthetic, industrial, material and process information and I give critique confidently through those lenses.

- Jeff Welch