He has an MFA in Painting from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, a BA in Studio Art and Mathematics/Computer Science from Whitman College, and over twenty years experience working as a product designer at various companies including IDEO and WET Design. During this period he has worked with clients such as Pepsi, John Deere, SAS, Baxter Health Care, Ely Lilly Pharmaceuticals, Kraft Foods, and Hasbro/Tiger Electronics in addition to designing virtual reality equipment and public water features around the world. Trygve has taught undergraduate and graduate design courses at numerous schools including California State University Long Beach, the Cranbrook Academy, and Stanford University. In parallel to his design work he is also an exhibiting artist represented by Ruth Bachofner Gallery in Santa Monica, CA.