2025/26 Merit Scholarship Recipient: Joseph Wiklund | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

2025/26 Merit Scholarship Recipient: Joseph Wiklund

April 24, 2025
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He/Him
Senior, Product and Furniture Design
Design Merit Scholarship
Bloomington, MN

How/why did you choose your major?

I chose product design to create works of art with function, to create something of beauty with use gives it more life and power.

Describe the work you submitted for merits.

Physical fabrication skills as well as digital 3D design work.

Why did you decide to come to MCAD?

To work with my hands

Joseph Wiklund, SOS Cover

What are your plans for your senior year? And beyond?

Create products that will be powerful portfolio pieces and apply all of my learning into select works.

Favorite thing about college life (so far)?

The people

What inspires you?

My partner, my family, my friends

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