Meet Logan Moris and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Regrowth
This is one in a series of online interviews with MIAD seniors, who share their thoughts about their 2026 Senior Exhibition project and their MIAD education.
Logan Moris ’26 (Product Design) is from West Bend, Wis., and a recipient of a 2026 Alumni Thesis Award.
What is your “elevator pitch” for your senior exhibition project?
Regrowth is a functional furniture collection that glorifies the beauty and imperfection of urban trees. I’ve used both the physical wood and the many intangible memories of my own beloved birch tree to design and create these pieces. Every tree has a story, and it’s my goal to memorialize them into artifacts that are present and influential to our daily lives.
Stools from the “Regrowth” functional furniture collection, birch, 2026.
Shelf from the “Regrowth” functional furniture collection, birch, 2026.
Logan Moris
Anything you’d like to share about yourself or MIAD?
I knew I wanted to attend MIAD since I started middle school, and I haven’t doubted my dream since then. By studying product design I’ve learned how to draw and communicate ideas, design and create objects that evoke desire, and tell enriched stories to people. I hope to continue with my passion for design, woodworking, furniture and storytelling after I graduate.
Read more about the 2026 MIAD Senior Exhibition, on view April 17 – May 9.
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