I seek out risky but ambitious projects, eager to work on the edge of what's possible.
Shifting Focus
In 2020 I launched Rienks Motor Design, LLC, and this website, to help pay my way through a second college degree. I envisioned, eventually, a bustling design studio with a team of sharp minds by my side, designing for niche high-end, low-volume production automotive and consumer markets - alongside companies I was already designing for.
I presented myself to the world as an ambitious designer with a unique background. One that did not surround a college degree as a foundation, but lucrative apprenticeships and hands-on experiences alongside the pursuit of college education. While this gave way to many fulfilling accomplishments, as time has gone on I've realized I'm not ready to build that huge design studio from scratch. Or maybe I am, but it won't be Rienks Motor Design - it will be something else entirely.
What I do want to do, however, is work with other passionate and ambitious people and companies.
Now in 2024, as I lead the design team for LEO Flight's flying car, collaborate on amazing projects with Salaff Automotive, and tackle exciting freelance projects, this website is turning into something much more personal. No longer for presenting my aspirations to the world as a business, but for expressing my individuality.
Design is something that should not be constrained to any specific field. Specializing and mastery are beautiful things, but so is bringing together multiple fields to create something else entirely.
Before founding Rienks Motor Design, I had the privilege of working with and learning from some remarkable individuals and companies – many who were true masters in their respective fields.
I was lucky enough to find people who saw my passion for building and designing, allowing me to learn and work with them for a number of years, before I set foot in design school at 22.
Shane Rienks
Prior to entering the world of design, my foundation is primarily in fabricating for the high-end custom automotive industry - legacy sheet metal shaping and fabrication, carbon fiber production, and prototyping. Largely resulting from these hands-on skills, now at 26 years old, I have 8 years of professional experience working on multi-million-dollar automotive projects - from artistic design to 3D modeling, fabricating, marketing, project managing, and more.
Built upon these skills, I'm devoted to pursuing advanced design and problem solving across as many industries as I can get my hands into.
I thank you for your interest in my site, and hope we can work together on something amazing.
Pull-Max metal forming - a custom firewall for a '56 Chevy.
@ZRodz and Customs
Huge-scale 3D printing on a BigRep One
@Fiber Forged Composites
