It happened during a summer workshop at Autodesk, where Inneract Project students were tasked with designing lamps inspired by the prompt: “I choose to shed light/shine light on _____.” Barbie had been working at IP for just a few months at that point, and was still pretty new to the world of design.

Inneract Project (IP) launched its very first program for high schoolers, IP Studio, challenging students to solve a need in their communities through design. The program intended to help students create a portfolio piece for launching their design career.