Kacper Polasik

Kacper Polasik is a third-year Bachelor’s degree student in Industrial Design. He is an avid fashion lover also pursuing other creative fields such as graphic design or interior design. He is visually driven, but with a desire for creating a subtext of cultural or emotional significance in his works. With his main passion for clothing and appearance, he came to realize that the way we present ourselves or curate our surroundings builds an emotional foundation. Newer interests include learning Italian and long walks in nature.

When Life Gives You Lemons: The Myth of Self-Made Success

By Yanely Lopez Illustration by Kacper Polasik “If you have a lemon, make a lemonade” (Carnegie 1948; 1953). It’s a phrase we’ve all heard—on canvases, mugs, and the likes. It’s meant to be encouraging, a call to just keep going, no matter what. But what if you never had the tools, time, or ingredients to…