Corie has a background in painting and leather goods design, which influence her work. She combines formal elements of composition and color from painting with patternmaking for  leather goods design. 

For every creative project, Corie instills her pared down approach to the most essential elements of function with visual concepts that spark joy and curiosity. Her favorite part of the creative process is knowing she has a personal connection with the objects she has thought about, obsessed over, researched, and envisioned—a connection that continues with everyone who interacts with the objects.

Corie is inspired by artists like Max Bill, Lygia Clark, Bruno Munari, Ellsworth Kelly, and Isamu Noguchi, to name a few. Corie is also inspired by haiku, a deceptively simple poetic form that can have profound meaning and humor, speaking to the human condition in a way that resonates timelessly.