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Arrival Bus 2021

From a multi award-winning design agency serving the world’s biggest brands, to helping a start-up achieve a valuation of $13 billion.

My practice encompasses innovative strategy, hands-on development, and compelling execution.

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Strategy

EV Charging Insights 2022

My process is holistic, considering input from all disciplines while understanding the macro and micro contexts of a project.

I apply insight-driven design to solve complex problems, creating beautiful, simple, and functional solutions.

Sustainable
Mobility

I joined the start-up Arrival to create sustainable, equitable public transportation solutions;

designed to improve air quality in cities while enhancing the experience for everyone.

Arrival Car

Arrival / Uber 2022

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Collaborating with Uber, we created an affordable vehicle designed for ride-hail use, balancing the values 
of a personal vehicle with the requirements of public transport.

“The footprint of a Golf with 
the legroom of a Maybach.”

My team and I designed every feature of the vehicle to prioritise comfort, safety and convenience, while ensuring a premium experience 
for every passenger.

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Dignity
by Design

Profound user understanding was required of an under-served medical issue providing dignity to ostomy users with an innovative range of products featuring patented technology.

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Native / ConvaTec 2019

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Ostomy users endure daily stigma and discomfort, relying on products that have remained unchanged for decades.

Through ethnographic research, we developed a comprehensive strategy to design products that truly empower users.

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Ergonomic
Simplicity

Remington’s shaving products were over-engineered with a dated perception of masculinity.

By understanding ergonomic principles, complex assemblies and forms can become refined and efficient.

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Native / Remington 2017

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Our design process unified a previously inconsistent product range, creating a cohesive brand identity.

By focusing on form factors that encourage precision, we simplified engineering, reducing costs without sacrificing quality.

The aspirational products embody a modern concept of masculinity, while fitting in to the home of a person of any gender.

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Volcanic
Origins

A unique start-up revolutionising the recovery of rare earth minerals from volcanic rock using saltwater.

I shaped their brand strategy and crafted a distinctive brand identity to match their bold mission.

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Ascension 2024

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Inspired by their process and their provenance; I helped Ascension to position their brand far from traditional mining companies.

I designed the brand assets to emphasise their values of sustainability, circularity 
and innovation.

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Progressive
Harmonious
Iconic

Working with Hewlett Packard, whose offering of generic repackaged PC components led to a decline in their market relevance;

we developed a strategy to create products that now see HP as a deserving market leader in the PC category.

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Native / Hewlett Packard 2017

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Concept Creation, Development & Strategy

We set a bold vision for the future product line-up, creating new typologies and challenging stakeholders to surpass their own expectations.

Recognising that change wouldn't happen overnight, we meticulously developed and refined each years line-up, progressively bringing HP closer to realising that vision.

Factory

Arrival Microfactory 2022

I collaborate with production specialists and engineers from 
the start, shaping the tools and processes that bring concepts to life.

This hands-on involvement ensures a seamless journey from design 
to delivery.

Let's
Connect

If you want to find out
how we can work together
please drop me an
at contact@kimahni.com
or reach out on LinkedIn.