What happens when a fine artist builds his first van from scratch — no tutorials, no research, just artistic instinct

and a pile of cardboard boxes?

Troy is the founder of Nanna Vans, a custom van build company based in DeLand, Florida, operating under his

design firm TR Designs. He came to van life not through YouTube or van life forums, but through years of ceramics,

large-scale environmental installations, and high-end residential and commercial design. His van — named Janet,

after his late grandmother — is both his proof of concept and a rolling portfolio that's helped him sign design

contracts off the back table. In this conversation, Troy breaks down how art school thinking changes everything

about the way you design and build.

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