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Product Design Alumni

Alum Jeremiah Baker on Designing for Tech, Advocating for Change, and the Red Thread of an ArtCenter Education

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Natalie Candrian shines as head of product design for Olympic track star Allyson Felix’s brand Saysh

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Yves Behar 

Design Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO, Fuseproject

Claude Zelwegger 

Director of Design, Google

Niklas Gustaffson 

Director, Global Design and Innovation, PepsiCo

Martin Lotti 

Chief Design Officer, Nike Jordan Brand

Audrey Liu 

VP, Head of Design, Lyft

Natalie Candrian 

Lead Creative on Product for Saysh (Olympian Allyson Felix’ performance and lifestyle footwear brand)

Heather Emerson 

Head of Design, Coursera*

Angie Park 

US Design Researcher, Sony

Jessie Kawata 

Sustainable Design Leader, Microsoft

Andrew Kim 

Product Designer, Microsoft

Kristina Marrero

Color, Materials, Finishes Designer, Snap, Inc.

Lori Nishikawa 

Founder, Quovadis Design

Ofir Atia 

Product Designer, New York Times

Nico Ramirez 

Product Designer, Meta

Sophia Rowland 

Design Strategist, Johnson & Johnson

Shu Ou 

UX Designer, Deloitte

Kevin Simmons 

Senior Service Designer, Volvo

Hector Gonzales 

Footwear Designer, Nike Jordan Brand

Jillian Bak

Associate Master Planner, Walt Disney Imagineering

Henry Song 

Footwear Designer, Adidas,

Shey Ni 

Industrial Designer, Bird

Hanna Ali 

Founder, Hoechitecture

Tricia Sada 

Industrial Designer, Procter & Gamble

Olivia P 

Product Designer, Mattel

Shannon Faltys 

Junior Color, Materials and Finish Designer, Tesla

Product Design Alumni Gallery

Katie Dill

Claude Zellweger

Andrew Kim
A+member+of+the+Apple+industrial+design+team+for+12+years%2C+Rico+Z%C3%B6rkend%C3%B6rfer+is+part+of+the+core+group+responsible+for+the+design+of+Apple+products.+Working+in+close+collaboration+with+the+engineering%2C+manufacturing%2C+user+interface%2C+graphics+and+retail+teams%2C+Apple%E2%80%99s+small+international+industrial+design+group+is+intimately+involved+in+all+aspects+of+bringing+a+product+to+market.+Besides+being+in+charge+of+conceiving+and+designing+all+Apple+products%2C+this+group+oversees+packaging+as+well+as+details+of+the+retail+experience.+Z%C3%B6rkend%C3%B6rfer+began+his+design+career+at+the+international+design+consultancy+Ideo+in+San+Francisco%2C+where+he+spent+six+years+designing+for+a+variety+of+clients+and+industries.+When+he+joined+the+Apple+industrial+design+team+in+2003%2C+it+was+led+by+Jonathan+Ive%2C+now+Apple%E2%80%99s+chief+design+officer.+Z%C3%B6rkend%C3%B6rfer+has+contributed+to+the+design+of+many+industry-defining+products+that+have+been+enjoyed+by+millions.

Rico Zörkendörfer
Wilhelm+Oehl+attended+ArtCenter+in+Europe+in+La+Tour-de-Peliz%2C+Switzerland+before+transferring+to+Pasadena+where+he+graduated+with+honors.+In+1995+he+joined+Eight+Inc.+and+later+became+a+partner%3B++he+currently+oversees+the+execution+of+experience+for+key+accounts+including+the+creation+of+the+Apple+global+retail+experience%2C+all+Apple+events+and+product+launches+since+1999%2C+the+Virgin+Atlantic+Airway%E2%80%99s+San+Francisco+Clubhouse%2C+the+Dolby+Cinema+experience%2C+and+flagship+stores+for+Coach%2C+Gap+and+Tourneau.+Oehl%E2%80%99s+contributions+have+received+numerous+international+design+awards+and+have+been+published+worldwide.+He+has+taught+industrial+design+at+the+San+Francisco+Academy+of+the+Art+College+and+speaks+at+international+design+forums.++A+supporter+of+the+arts%2C+Oehl+is+a+member+of+the+Media+Arts+Accessions+Committee+of+the+San+Francisco+Museum+of+Modern+Art+and+a+board+member+of+the+Grabhorn+Institution+in+San+Francisco.+

Wilhelm Oehl
With+a+background+in+interaction+design+and+technology+R%26D%2C+Ian+Sands+has+20+years+of+experience+inventing%2C+designing+and+envisioning+next-generation+software+solutions.+Sands+spent+15+years+at+Microsoft%2C+where+he+held+a+variety+of+design+and+leadership+positions+with+Microsoft+Research%2C+MSN%2C+MSNBC+and+Office+Labs.+In+2004%2C+he+founded+the+Envisioning+group+and+drove+Microsoft%E2%80%99s+10-year+productivity+vision+and+strategy.+In+2010%2C+he+left+Microsoft+and+founded+Intentional+Futures.+Initiatives+included+the+Big+History+Project+and+strategic+work+with+the+Gates+Foundation.+Sands+sold+his+share+of+the+company+in+2013+to+cofound+Pilot+Lab%2C+a+software+incubator+and+design+consultancy.+Leveraging+a+lab-for-hire+model%2C+he+partners+with+the+likes+of+Delta+Air+Lines%2C+Microsoft%2C+Pearson%2C+Skype%2C+Spotify+and+the+private+office+of+Bill+Gates.+He+has+won+several+design+awards+and+filed+over+20+patents%2C+with+seven+granted+so+far.

Ian Sands
As+Nike%E2%80%99s+vice+president+and+global+creative+director%2C+Martin+Lotti+oversees+the+creative+direction+for+all+categories.+During+his+18-year+tenure%2C+he+was+the+global+creative+director+for+the+London+2012+Summer+Olympics+and+Women%E2%80%99s+Training+categories.+In+his+previous+role+as+vice+president+and+global+creative+director+of+the+Global+Football+category%2C+Lotti+led+the+creative+efforts+for+the+2014+World+Cup+in+Brazil%2C+2015+Women%E2%80%99s+World+Cup+in+Canada%2C+Copa+Am%C3%A9rica+Centenario+2016+and+Euro+2016.+Born+and+raised+in+Switzerland%2C+Lotti+has+shown+his+work+in+museums+including+the+San+Francisco+Museum+of+Modern+Art+and+Cooper+Hewitt%2C+Smithsonian+Design+Museum.+Industry+recognition+includes+international+design+awards+and+selection+by+%22Advertising+Age%22+for+its+2013+%E2%80%9CCreativity+50%E2%80%9D+list%2C+%22Time+Magazine%22+calling+him+%E2%80%9CNike%E2%80%99s+creative+whiz%2C%E2%80%9D+and+Ultan+Guilfoyle%2C+curator+of+the+Solomon+R.+Guggenheim+Museum%2C+naming+him+as+%E2%80%9Cone+of+the+most+gifted+designers+of+his+generation.%E2%80%9D

Martin Lotti

As+a+design+partner+at+Lunar%2C+Jeff+Salazar+is+building+a+world-class+creative+engine+that+fuels+true+design+impact.+He+cares+deeply+about+continually+evolving+the+design+practice+at+Lunar+to+meet+the+complex+and+ever-changing+array+of+industry+challenges.+Salazar+joined+Lunar+in+1994+and+has+since+received+numerous+awards+for+his+work%2C+including+a+Gold+award+from+the+Industrial+Designers+Society+of+America+for+the+Nova+Cruz+eX3+electric+scooter%2C+The+Chicago+Athenaeum+Museum+of+Architecture+and+Design%E2%80%99s+Good+Design+Award+and+iF+Hannover+Product+Design+Awards+for+the+Philips+Velo+handheld+PC+and+Intuitive+Surgical%E2%80%99s+da+Vinci+robot.+In+2011+Salazar+was+also+honored+as+an+IDSA+Catalyst+Design+Case+Study+winner+for+the+Oral-B+CrossAction+toothbrush%2C+an+honor+given+to+products+that+have+exemplified+how+design+can+serve+business+or+positively+address+the+social+challenges+of+the+day.

Jeff Salazar
Since+completing+his+degree+in+Product+Design+at+ArtCenter%2C+Raj+Rihal%E2%80%99s+award-winning+independent+consultancy%2C+TotalRihal%2C+had+a+hand+in+a+variety+of+projects+in+film%2C+television%2C+games%2C+themed+entertainment%2C+architecture%2C+automotive+and+product+design.+His+film+r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9+includes+blockbusters+such+as+%E2%80%9CThor%2C%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9CThe+Avengers%2C%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9CMen+in+Black+3%2C%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9CThe+Divergent+Series%2C%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9CThe+Scorch+Trials%2C%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9COblivion%2C%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9CMitti%E2%80%9D+and+%E2%80%9CG.I.+Joe%3A+Retaliation.%E2%80%9D+He+has+contributed+visualization+skills+and+in-depth+research+and+design+to+companies+such+as+Honda+Advanced+Design+Studio%2C+Toyota+Design%2C+Walt+Disney+Imagineering+and+Emberlight%2C+a+%E2%80%9Csmart+light%E2%80%9D+tech+start-up.++A+member+of+the+Art+Directors+Guild%2C+Rihal+has+been+an+instructor+of+design+and+visualization+at+ArtCenter+and+Gnomon.+His+published+work+can+be+seen+in+%E2%80%9CThe+Art+of+Thor%2C%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9CThe+Art+of+Marvel%E2%80%99s+The+Avengers%E2%80%9D+and+%E2%80%9CIn+the+Future+.+.+.+Entertainment+Design+at+Art+Center+College+of+Design.%E2%80%9D

Raj Rihal
Richard+Pelletier%E2%80%99s+first+job+after+graduating+from+ArtCenter+was+at+Ford+Motor+Company+in+Dearborn%2C+Michigan.+There+he+combined+experience+design+methods+with+his+deep+passion+for+innovative+car+design%2C+working+on+multiple+digital+interface+projects+including+the+24.7+concept+car.+In+2000+BMW+hired+Pelletier+to+start+up+the+company%E2%80%99s+California+Innovation+Triangle.+From+2000+to+2005+he+led+global+creative+collaborations+to+build+digital+and+physical+prototypes+for+BMW+car%2C+motorcycle+and+Formula+One+applications.+From+2005+to+2011+Pelletier+built+a+research+and+strategy+service+within+BMW+DesignworksUSA+to+apply+best-in-class+tools+and+processes+for+all+major+clients+in+the+consultancy%E2%80%99s+portfolio+%28BMW%2C+HP%2C+BART%2C+John+Deere%29.+In+2013+Pelletier+returned+to+Ford+as+the+company%E2%80%99s+global+director+of+advanced+UX%2C+where+he+is+today+growing+and+leading+his+UX+team+to+create+vision+and+strategy+for+hardware%2C+software+and+services.

Richard Pelletier
Sigi+Moeslinger+is+a+partner+at+Antenna+Design+New+York+which+she+co-founded+with+Masamichi+Udagawa+in+1997.+Among+Antenna%E2%80%99s+best+known+projects+are+New+York+City+subway+cars+and+ticket+machines%2C+Bloomberg+displays+and+keyboards%2C+and+office+furniture+for+Knoll.+Moeslinger%E2%80%99s+work+has+won+numerous+awards%2C+including+recognition+from+%E2%80%9CBusiness+Week%2FIDSA%2C%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9CI.D.%2C%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%9CFast+Company%E2%80%9D+and+%E2%80%9CWired%E2%80%9D.+In+2006%2C+she+received+the+United+States+Artists+Target+Fellowship+in+the+Architecture+and+Design+Category.+In+2008%2C+Antenna+won+the+National+Design+Award+in+Product+Design.+Before+forming+Antenna%2C+Moeslinger+was+an+Interval+Research+Fellow+at+New+York+University.+Prior%2C+she+was+a+senior+designer+at+IDEO+in+San+Francisco.+Teaching+since+1997%2C+Moeslinger+is+a+visiting+faculty+and+critic+at+Yale+University+School+of+Art+and+at+the+School+of+Visual+Art+in+New+York.++She+additionally+holds+a+master%E2%80%99s+degree+in+interactive+telecommunications+from+NYU.

Sigrid Moeslinger
With+an+extensive+background+in+architecture%2C+as+well+as+industrial%2C+spatial+and+furniture+design%2C+Warren+H.+Snodgrass+created+several+award-winning+furniture+designs+throughout+his+prolific+career.+In+1971%2C+he+founded+Design+Technology%2C+an+industrial+design+firm+in+San+Francisco%2C+bringing+his+myriad+of+expertise+to+a+range+of+clients+such+as+Thonet%2C+Steelcase%2C+Haworth%2C+Stow+%26+Davis+and+Tropitone.+Snodgrass%E2%80%99+work+earned+high+praise+and+honors+from+the+American+Institute+of+Architects+and+the+American+Society+of+Interior+Designers.+His+many+award-winning+designs+include+the+Perception+Chair%2C+created+in+1990%2C+and+the+Snodgrass+Chair%2C+which+was+selected+for+the+permanent+collection+of+the+San+Francisco+Museum+of+Modern+Art+in+1992.+Snodgrass+served+as+chairman+of+the+Literature+and+Arts+committee+of+the+University+Club+in+San+Francisco%2C+and+fulfilled+his+passions+as+an+abstract+painter+and+sculptor+from+his+home+studio.+

Warren Snodgrass
A+veteran+of+the+footwear+design+profession%2C+Bill+Worthington+is+a+founder+and+creative+director+at+OluKai%2C+a+footwear+brand+that+draws+its+heart+and+identity+from+the+unique+lifestyle+and+environment+of+Hawaii%2C+where+he+was+born+and+raised.+Before+he+formed+OluKai+with+three+partners+in+2006%2C++he+spent+over+nine+years+at+Nike+after+graduating+from+ArtCenter.+As+the+senior+footwear+designer%2C+he+designed+a+wide+variety+of+popular+models+during+the+time+the+company+rose+to+dominate+the+athletic+footwear+market.+He+went+on+to+become+the+creative+director+at+Fila%2C+where+he+was+head+designer+and+co-manager+of+footwear+design+groups%2C+and+DC+Shoes%2C+where+he+was+lead+designer+for+the+footwear+division+and+manager+of+the+footwear+design+group.+In+2000%2C+Worthington+started+an+independent+consultancy%2C+Worthing1%2C+and+counted+Converse%2C+Adidas%2C+Patagonia%2C+Medium%2C+DC+Shoes+and+Quiksilver+among+his+many+clients.

Bill Worthington
Nasahn+Sheppard+is+a+design+leader+who+believes+that+brand%2C+product+and+user+experience+are+the+cornerstones+of+any+great+business.+With+extensive+experience+in+transformational+change%2C+he+is+the+first+divisional+vice+president+of+product+design+at+REI%2C+where+he+leads+all+creative+aspects+of+REI+Private+Brands+product+design.+As+a+private+consultant%2C+Sheppard+has+driven+creative+work+for+brands+like+Procter+%26+Gamble%2C+Samsung%2C+Amgen%2C+Cisco%2C+HP%2C+Microsoft+and+SC+Johnson.+His+award-winning+work+has+been+patented+and+recognized+worldwide%2C+including+by+the+Industrial+Designers+Society+of+America+%28Design+of+the+Decade+award%29+and+by+the+Cooper+Hewitt%2C+Smithsonian+Design+Museum.+Sheppard+speaks+regularly+on+design+and+innovation%2C+and+his+insights+have+been+published+in+the+%22New+York+Times%2C%22+%22BusinessWeek%2C%22+%22The+Sydney+Morning+Herald%22+and+%22The+Wall+Street+Journal.%22+In+2016%2C+he+became+an+advisory+board+member+for+the+University+of+Oregon+Sports+Product+Management+Program.

Nasahn Sheppard
Steve+Takayama+is+principal+of+Nonobject%2C+a+product+design+and+branding+studio+known+for+its+focus+on+emotional+relevance.+Working+with+clients+ranging+from+multinationals+to+small+start-ups%2C+Nonobject+helps+them+realize+groundbreaking+product+experiences.+Takayama+is+also+the+co-founder+of+Briteobjects%2C+the+company+that+created+the+Webble%2C+an+award-winning+footrest+on+wheels%C2%A0that+lets+you+move+your+feet+while+seated.+Takayama+consistently+wins+acclaim+for+his+unique+ability+to+design+solutions+that+appear+simple+no+matter+their+technical+complexity.+Prior+to+Nonobject%2C+Steve+was+senior+industrial+designer+at+IDEO+where+his+clients+included+Cisco%2C+Maytag+and+Steelcase.+Steve+holds+numerous+patents+and+has+won+many+product+awards%2C+including+iF+Gold%2C+IDEA+Gold+and+Silver+awards%2C+Red+Dot+awards+and+Good+Design+awards.++Steve+holds+a+BS+in+Psychology+from+the+University+of+California%2C+Berkeley+as+well+as+a+BS+with+honors+in+Product+Design+from+the+ArtCenter.

Steve Takayama
Gary+Schultz+is+a+designer+and+digital+innovator+whose+work+includes+beloved+character+and+automotive+designs+for+motion+pictures+as+well+as+technologically+groundbreaking+designs+for+consumer+products.+He+joined+IDEO+Product+Development+in+San+Francisco+after+graduating+and+was+a+pioneer+in+the+use+of+3D+modeling+and+rendering+tools+in+industrial+design.+He+counted+Nike%2C+Samsung%2C+NEC+and+Whirlpool+among+his+clients%2C+and+his+multiple+awards+include+a+D%26AD+Silver+Pencil.+In+1996%2C+Schultz+went+to+Pixar%2C+where+he+worked+on+animations+such+as+%22A+Bug%E2%80%99s+Life%2C%22+%22Toy+Story+2%2C%22+%22+Monsters%2C+Inc.%2C%22+%22Ratatouille%22+and+%22Cars%22+and+became+known+for+designs+of+Al%E2%80%99s+car+for+%22Toy+Story+2%2C%22+the+Victorian+theater+for+Presto+and+Skinner%E2%80%99s+car+for+%22Ratatouille.%22+For+the+past+eight+years%2C+Schultz+has+been+a+member+of+the+Apple+Industrial+Design+Group%2C+where+his+credits+include+the+Apple+Watch+Link+Bracelet%2C+Retina+iMac%2C+2015+MacBook+and+Thunderbolt+Display.

Gary Schultz
As+Lyft%27s+vice+president+of+design%2C+Katie+Dill+oversees+design+in+a+broad+sense+across+the+company%2C+covering+user+experience%2C+product+and+more.+Previously+as+Airbnb%27s+head+of+experience+design%2C+she+took+the+company%27s+team+through+a+global+rebrand+as+well+as+the+launch+of+new+platforms%2C+including+tablet%2C+watch+and+TV.+The+team+won+the+2015+Crunchies+Award+for+Best+Design+and+the+2014+Webby+for+best+travel+website+and+best+mobile+travel+app.+Prior+to+Airbnb%2C+Dill+was+a+partner+and+creative+director+at+Greenstart%2C+working+with+early-stage+startups+on+user+experience+and+brand+strategy%2C+and+creative+director+at+Frog+Design%2C+where+she+led+strategic%2C+multidisciplinary+design+programs+for+companies+such+as+Intel%2C+Disney%2C+Samsung%2C+Dolby+and+Chase.+With+her+expertise+in+interaction+and+industrial+design%2C+business+strategy+and+user+research%2C+Dill+has+taught+interaction+and+industrial+design+in+California+College+of+the+Arts%E2%80%99+graduate+program.

Katie Dill
rank+Nuovo+is+founder+and+creative+director+of+Design+Studio+Nuovo%3B+founder+and+CEO+of+virtual+beacon+service+Datzing%3B+and+chief+of+design++at+Atheer%2C+an+enterprise-focused+startup+in+the+burgeoning+augmented+reality+field.+Previously%2C+Nuovo+founded+and+was+the+creative+director+and+principal+designer+of+luxury+technology+brand+Vertu+%281997%E2%80%932012%29.+He+was+also+the+founding+global+VP+and+chief+of+design+at+Nokia+%281995%E2%80%932006%29%2C+where+he+led+the+company%E2%80%99s+design+strategy+and+innovations+by+combining+technology%2C+usability+and+style+with+user-centered+design.+Nuovo+is+an+Honorary+Trustee+of+ArtCenter+College+of+Design%2C+which+honored+him+with+its+Alumni+Lifetime+Achievement+Award+and+presented+him+with+a+doctorate+of+science+degree.+His+work+has+been+featured+in+museums+around+the+world+including+the+Museum+of+Modern+Art+%28New+York%29%2C+The+Cooper+Hewitt+National+Design+Museum+and+the+Essen+Design+Museum+%28Essen%2C+Germany%29.

Frank Nuovo