about the artist

Kaleob Elkins & Franklin Wallace are the dup behind the award-winning multidisciplinary design studio Scissor Studios. They are focused on creating dynamic and versatile user experiences, able to impact businesses through market analysis, web design, innovative design, and progressive user experiences. Scissor is the recipient of the 2018 Red Dot Award for Session, a semi-autonomous file management system for designers. 

Multifaceted designer Kaleob Elkins whips up an assortment of projects, ideas, public art & whatnot. His work seeks to make more vibrant, safe, and immersive public spaces designed with people in mind. Elkins’s work is often more concerned with the “ideas” rather than the “thing.” His research-driven approach focuses on design and fabrication processes, collaboration & community engagement to form multiple solutions and solve complex problems.

Franklin Wallace is a UX designer and fine artist from Memphis, Tennessee, specializing in usability and progressive design. Traditionally an oil painter, he has strived to combine his passion for fine art with UX design theory, translating them into films, sculpture, and fine art material studies. His design practices aim to push what people believe a technological experience can be and craft installations specifically for both the location & audience.