JUSTIN JAKOBSON
DESIGN
Over more than twenty years in industrial design I’ve helped bring dozens of successful ideas to market including the full range of consumer electronics from Sony televisions to drones; experiential spaces for Levi's, Hilton and Amazon; X-Ray inspection machines; a 40-foot-tall Times Square Jumbotron; a Tour de France cycling team; mobile audio for Ford; soft goods; stage design for major music festivals; and professional equipment including the world's first 4K digital cinema system. Along the way I've earned awards from iF Design and CES as well as fifteen US patents.
Inspired by nature, obsessed with all things mechanical, my ideal existence is probably a cabin in the woods filled with bicycles and watches and cameras. Just give me one good computer, a CNC machine, and maybe a phone.
EDUCATION
Center for Creative Studies / Industrial Design, Transportation
University of Michigan / Industrial Design, Fine Arts, Sculpture
CAREER
2024 / Camp Watch Company / Founder
Swiss Made mechanical watches designed in Los Angeles.
2021-2024 / MTM Watch / Director of Industrial Design
Industrial design of handcrafted tactical watches and private label timepieces for the MTM and American Watch Co. brands. Led design, research, client and vendor relations, concepts and prototyping. Latest releases include the limited edition Predator Carbon and the innovative MTM Hypertec Solar.
2019-20 / AGENC / Experiential + Industrial Designer
Helping to shape major events and activations for clients including Fox, Netflix, Amazon, and Goop. Fast-paced, highly varied work across multiple disciplines for some of the biggest brands and talent.
2018-19 / Incite* / Senior Industrial Designer
Part of a talented team of producers, artists and developers working with major agencies and brands to create stunning immersive experiences fusing the digital and physical space. Interactive environments and experimental objects for festivals, events, and advertising for major brands. Clients include Apple, Amazon, Levi's, Hilton and the musician Daedelus.
2014-17 / Karten Design / Senior Industrial Designer
Senior position at a dynamic and innovative Los Angeles design house, handling consumer and professional products ranging from toy drones to Playstation controllers to X-Ray machines to smart toilets. Sketch concepts and storyboards through to CAD, mechanical prototypes, final production and packaging for companies including Kohler, AEG, Duracell and DirecTV.
2011-14 / Belkin Inc. / Innovation Designer
Soft goods and hard goods projects ranging from mobile protection and accessories to wireless networking and energy management. Experience working with advanced materials, round-the-clock development cycles with multidisciplinary teams, and deep dives into very specific processes and problem-solving.
2001-10 / Sony Design Center / Senior Industrial Designer
Led numerous ideas to production in the realm of consumer electronics and beyond; projects as varied as Cinealta - the world's first 4K projection system, Sony's Times Square Jumbotron, devices for the youth and outdoor markets, televisions, home audio, movie props, fashion accessories and soft goods, internet services and hardware, brand identity, and car audio together with Ford and Visteon.
2000-01 / Opticore AB / 3D Application Engineer
A Swedish software company specializing in real-time 3D visualization for the web, design simulations, and commercial applications. Clients include General Electric, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Volvo, Jaguar, Audi, Bertone, and Nokia among many others. Working with manufacturers' design studios, photorealistic models and environments were created that could be modified in real time - even while fully rendered.
SKILLS
Solidworks, Alias, Keyshot, Blender, Rhino, Vectorworks, Photoshop, Illustrator
Prototyping, Researching, Strategizing, Branding, Rendering, Fabricating, Sketching, Dreaming
RECOGNITION
iF Design Award, CES Honoree
9 US Patents