Alexis is a craftsperson and woodworker that is currently running a local maker space, Protohaven, in the Pittsburgh area. Alexis has always been creative and went to college for industrial design. After college she had the amazing opportunity to work as a designer at George Nakashima Woodworkers which really cementer her love of the craft and the materials that are a part of furniture. Her dream is to design furniture, specifically chairs, that are specific to the individual she is making them for.