Brian Kutsch Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

At the creative helm of bkd studios, Brian is an industrial designer whose foundations leverage the time-honoured practice of fine art. After he gained his higher education and training in Detroit, Michigan, he spent nearly two decades designing across the UK, USA, EU, and Asia while in-house and independently with start-ups to some of the largest global.

London, United Kingdom

Reporting to the Global President of Footwear Division, lead a review and assessment of the current design processes across Ted Baker, Lacoste, Kickers and Boxfresh with a view to maximise effectiveness and efficiencies, identify opportunities and ultimately made recommendations for implementation.

London, United Kingdom

Led, set the design direction, developed and delivered the the global brand strategy and vision as the footwear licensee. Built and maintained a global centre of design excellence (London, New York and Hong Kong offices). Managed a variety of design/innovation projects, strategic business initiatives and internal process programmes. Collections/categories.

London, United Kingdom

Created the design ethos and oversaw seasonal themes. Led and managed the Sports Active Design team to deliver collections from concept to production. Mentored and coached an international multi-disciplinary team to upskill and broaden their capabilities. Project management and frequent travel to factories in Asia. Collections/categories: M’s/W’s/Ks’ and.

London, United Kingdom / Los Angeles, CA

Designed concepts from bullet USB chargers to footwear for upstarts. Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team in Los Angeles, California. Clients: Technocell and Ball Street.

Massachusetts, USA

Lead Designer responsible for the creation of and delivery of production ready products for the majority of high performance as well as lifestyle products in the collection. Collaborated directly with Converse Innovation team, Nike Innovation Kitchen, Nike Sports Research Lab and professional athletes. Collections/Categories: M’s/W’s/Ks’, SMU’s, NBA.

Oregon, USA

Designed high performance and lifestyle products from concept to production. Collaborated directly with Converse Innovation team, Nike Innovation Kitchen, Nike Sports Research Lab and professional athletes. Collections/categories: M’s/W’s/Ks’, SMU’s, NBA pro-athletes and collaborations.

Massachusetts / Oregon, USA, (Nike WQQ) Oct 2006 - Dec 2008

Designed casual and sport products across multiple categories whilst adhering to the Converse DNA. Member of a Special-Team tasked with creating concepts to kick-off of Converse watches. Collections/categories: M’s/W’s/Ks’ and SMU’s.

Massachusetts, USA

Designed casual and sport products across multiple categories in line with the Converse DNA.Collections/categories: M’s/W’s/Ks’ and SMU’s.

Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Lead Designer creating auto show event displays aimed to drive brand and human interaction.Client: Ford Motor Company.

Michigan, USA

Assisted in the design, set-up and fabrication of custom plastic parts for boats, motorcycles, dragsters, thermal skylights, retail signs and event displays. Clients: Ford, GM, Chrysler and Johnson Controls.