Principal Robin Avni
“When I think of Robin, the words savvy, professional and highly polished come to mind. Everything Robin touches is better because of her influence.”
“I am in awe of how Robin channels and corrals the energy and ideas of top-level executives and keeps the creative team focused with a measured approach. From writing to teaching to forecasting to consulting, she delivers elegant solutions and inspiring, polished professionalism tailored to the job at hand. She’s quite unstoppable and a joy to work with.”
About bricolage*
bricolage* comes from the French and means: creation from a diverse range of elements. It’s the perfect word to describe the variety of creative endeavors that keep Robin busy.
About ROBIN
It's all about creative opportunity. From designing content to collaborative educational projects to community cultural programs, Robin looks for the chance to push creative boundaries and explore new possibilities in the arts. She values engaging with artists, businesses, and entrepreneurs alike.
A creative veteran in the media + high-tech industries, Robin's experience includes 20+ years in media and publishing and eight years at Microsoft in design and creative management. She has successfully managed innovative, award-winning design teams and high-profile projects as well as receiving numerous national design awards and photo editing honors for her own work. Robin has provided creative direction and design for books, magazines, software and digital media, as well as led strategic planning for companies and civic organizations.
As a Washington State Arts Commissioner, appointed in 2019 by Govenor Jay Inslee, she currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Commission as a statewide advocate for the arts, including arts education and the pursuit of creative careers. As a professor of Design at Cornish College of the Arts, she managed several academic/corporate projects including collaborations with Meta, Amazon, and a special grant from Microsoft to explore the creative possibilities of the HoloLens mixed reality technology and create unique experiences through design, dance, and theatrical performance. Robin was also an adjunct professor at the University of Washington instructing graduate students in visual thinking and communication.
She received a BA in journalism and design from Indiana University in Bloomington and was the recipient of the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship at the University of Michigan, a post-graduate grant program awarded for outstanding achievement in journalism. She holds a Master of Communication in Digital Media from the University of Washington where her graduate research focused on visual communication, social media, and user-centered creativity.
In 2004, following her work at Microsoft, Robin founded bricolage*, a consultancy specializing in creative strategy, art advocacy, and content development. In 2021, she co-founded Bloom Imprint, a publishing company that develops and publishes projects showcasing floral creatives, entrepreneurs, farmers, artisans, and makers.
In her down time, she is a novice printer maker + mixed media artist.