A Design Strategist with a focus on qualitative research, I have extensive global experience gathering and translating consumer insights that improve design on both emotional and functional levels. I champion users within the innovation process to create better experiences at home, work and play, while helping key stakeholders align on successful business strategies. Lately I've partnered with designers from every discipline to create a series of visual brand languages for a world-leading surgical robotics company. The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum published my book, "Design for Repair: Things Can Be Fixed," under the DesignFile imprint in May 2015. Metropolis, Fast Company, and Core77 have published my writing recently.

Art market entrepreneur, book author and University professor 

Visual Designer

Takeshi Fukunaga is a filmmaker based in New York City. His work has been featured in a wide variety of festivals and related outlets, including at Anthology Film Archives, Tokyo Fashion Week, on Gizmodo and in GQ Germany, amongst others. He is currently working in collaboration with Donari Braxton on the short film, Themes From a Rosary, and is additionally in preparation on his first feature project.  

I'm a creative producer and writer who has worked with artists and brand all over the world. From Chobani, adidas, The North Face, Stella Artois, to Absolut Vodka, Audi and Apple. I am currently VP Creative Production at Chobani, where I am shaping the in-house agency model of the future. On my free time, I write poetry and film scripts (currently working on a script about my families immigration story and escape from a civil war). My work has been recognized at award shows such as Cannes, D&AD, One Show, ADC and the FWA, and featured in publications such as Fast Company, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.