An industrial designer who is endlessly curious to explore and deconstruct our built environment and the physical objects which we surround ourselves with. Meticulous about how products are conceived, manufactured and executed and fastidious about the narratives from which they are created.

Self determined, task oriented and driven to solve every day problems through a combination of pragmatic analysis, thoughtful inquiry, exploratory mindset and coupled with a dash of creative intuition supported by experience and methodology all in pursuit of the new, relevant and meaningful.

Objects. I create them.

JONATHAN F. KIM

WHO I AM

An award winning industrial designer who brings curiosity and passion to globally recognised industrial design(product, packaging and mobility)projects spanning Fortune 500 companies, legacy consumer brands, medium size entities to emerging start-ups.

WHERE I’VE WORKED

Range Identity Leader - IKEA (Inter-IKEA Group)
Design Director - Designit (Wipro)
Global Senior Design Director - adidas
Executive Creative Director - Arnell Innovation Lab (Omnicom)
Car Designer - Ford Motor Company
Concept Designer (contract) - Alfa Romeo (Stellantis)
Product Designer (freelance) - Swerve
Product Designer (freelance) - Bluemap design

WHAT I KNOW

Graduate ID Program
Umeå Universitet Designhögskolan
Umeå, Sweden

BFA - Industrial Design
College for Creative Studies
Detroit, Michigan USA

SHORT PROGRAMS
UX Design programs (2025)
IxDF - The Interaction Design Foundation
Copenhagen, Denmark

Augmented Reality in Adobe Aero (slated to commence mid 2025)
London College of Communication, University of the Arts
London, UK

SUBJECTS I TEACH

2013-present
Adjunct instructor - ID Advanced Sketch Technique for BFA and MFA
IKDC Lunds Universitet - Lund, Sweden

2006
Visiting sketch instructor - ID Advanced Sketch for BFA and MFA
Konstfack - Stockholm, Sweden

2006
Project sponsor - Product Engineering Dept. for MA thesis
Chalmers University of Technology - Göteborg, Sweden

WHAT I CREATE WITH

Pencils/Pens/Markers/Paper/random napkins

Solidworks/Revit/SketchUp/Keyshot/Adobe Creative Suite

INDUSTRIES PROVIDED FOR

Air travel, Consumer electronics, Decorative, Entertainment, Fashion, Food and beverage, Home and housewares, Infrastructure, Mobility, Technology, Sports gear, Stationery

COLLABORATORS WE ARE