Tina Nguyen


✺ Self


Tina Nguyen is a creative operator, strategist, and designer interested in making experiences that are universal and sincerely reflective.

✺ Work


I am the co-founder of a clothing and objects store in Brooklyn called forecast. My domains range from operations, creative direction, production, marketing, brand identity, buying, store management, programming, gallerist, photography, writing, and more.

Before founding a business, I was a digital designer for eight years in industries ranging from e-commerce to civic tech. I got the itch for entrepreneurship while working weekends at a local clothing boutique; that encouraged me to freelance and explore what it would be like to create a physical concept space. I’m also inspired by the power of community-making in semi-public spaces, which I’ve been lucky to experience in New York.

✺ Interests


• Entrepreneurship (independent boutiques)
• Photography and writing
• Style
• Film, reading (sci-fi book club)
• Fitness and coaching (crossfit)
• Identity and diaspora (Vietnamese)
• Peer mentorship
• Technology (accessibility, societal impact)

Education has been one of the most rewarding activities in my adult life. Here are some classes I’ve taken...

• Code Societies at SFPC, taught by Melanie Hoff, Neta Bomani, & Emma Norton (2020)
• AncestryandMe at SFPC, taught by American Artist and Zainab Aliyu (2021)
• Designing Spaces for Humans (architecture) at Index Space, taught by Sharon Leung
• Video Creator Course (vlogging and creative process) at ilovecreatives, taught by Rachel Nguyen and Jenn Im
• Creative Nonfiction Writing 101 at Gotham Writers Workshop with Rachel Simon
• Machine Knitting at Textile Arts Center
• Summer Venture in Management Program at Harvard Business School

✺ Projects


• tinatalk: irregular newsletter with current musings, collages, fit pics, and introspection
• tinataste: a collection of my regular recipes
• Sci Fi Book Club (est. 2019)

for parts (2024)