Louis F.

Experience

• Director of Industrial Design Smart Design · Full-time Nov 2023 – Present 2 yrs 6 mos New York, NY, United States
• Industrial Designer Louis Filosa Studio · Full-time Sep 2012 – Present 13 yrs 8 mos New York, NY, United States An industrial design studio based in New York creating captivating products with forward-thinking brands. Clients include CB2, Gantri Lighting and several startups.
• Director of Industrial Design Quip · Full-time Mar 2022 – Oct 2023 1 yrs 7 mos New York, NY, United States Responsible for managing the industrial design team, driving new product innovation, new color materials finish initiatives while partnering with operations, creative, digital, and engineering teams.
• Director of Industrial Design People Against Dirty · Full-time Jul 2018 – Mar 2022 3 yrs 8 mos San Francisco, CA, United States Drive industrial design and innovation for method, ecover and babyganics, brands known for disruption and sustainable product development. Responsibilities include new product development via concept creation, visualization and industrial design and partnering with fragrance, formulation, branding , sales and engineering teams.
• Director of Industrial Design Karim Rashid Studio · Full-time Sep 2014 – Jul 2018 3 yrs 10 mos New York, NY, United States Responsible for managing the 4-person industrial design team in creating new products for global clientele including Argenesi, Artemide, Axo Light, Blix, BoConcept, Casali, Coway, EOS, Fontana Arte, Gufram, Hip, Huppe, IQOS, Kundalini, Lamborghini, Marya Kitchen, Matteo Grassi, Menu, Nambe, Native, Paris Baguette Korea, Paul Mitchell, Pepsi, Redi Portugal, Rich Juice Russia, Riva 1920, Saturn Bath Korea, Sustain Natural, Tonik, Umbra, Usual Wines, and Vesta Lighting.
• Industrial Designer Fab.com · Full-time Sep 2013 – Jul 2014 10 mos New York, NY, United States As a team of 4, we created Fab's first D2C (direct to consumer) collection of private label furniture & lighting. From sketch to shipping in under 1 year. This collection included 3 types of sofas, dining furniture, lighting, soft goods and home accessories tailored for urban dwellers and optimized for flat-pack shipping under UPS guidelines.
• Furniture and Lighting Designer AvroKO · Full-time Aug 2012 – Aug 2013 1 yrs New York, NY, United States Design and implement custom furniture and lighting for AvroKO's hospitality projects including Denver Union Station, Arlo Soho hotel and W Bangkok hotel.
• Industrial Designer Karim Rashid Studio · Full-time Apr 2010 – Aug 2012 2 yrs 4 mos New York, NY, United States Design furniture, lighting, packaging, graphics, housewares, consumer products, and artwork under the artistic direction of Karim Rashid within a team of 5. Clients included 3M, Axo Light, Base SRL, Bitossi, Bobble, Christofle, Dentovations, Gorenje, Gufram, Illuminage, Lexon, Nambe, Nava Italy, Menu Design, Nimbus Lighting, Paris Baguette Korea, Redi, Sephora, Slice, Solen Chocolate, Studio Italia, Vaseline, Valdichienti, Velux, and Vitamin Water.
• Product Design Intern Marcel Wanders Studio · Internship Jun 2009 – Dec 2009 6 mos Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands Assist the product team on design projects such as Alessi's Dressed Collection, Target holiday collection, Moooi furniture designs and Poliform furniture designs.