Steve Nagode

An engineer with the mind of an artist”. For nearly 30 years I worked at REI testing, improving, and prototyping the gear outdoor people love. Now I create metal art.

I’m passionate about the outdoors and bikes. Ever since my first middle school job, my dominant form of transportation has been my bike. Bikes meant freedom to me before I was old enough to drive, and still do. Bikes of all types are my physical and mental therapy. It’s when I have my clearest thoughts, and greatest adventures. - Steve Nagode, WA. Artist