Ep: 062 - Designing Iconic Products // Michael DiTullo

Architecture, Design & Photography

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Michael DiTullo, Founder and Chief Creative at Michael DiTullo LLC. We discuss Michael's latest work designing acoustic panels for Kirei, his time working with Michael Jordan at Nike, and his creative process when approaching design challenges. We really enjoyed our discussion with Michael and hope you do as well.

Michael DiTullo has been designing iconic products for some of the world’s biggest brands for more than 20 years. He has worked with Nike, Google, Honda, Timex, Chantal, Converse, Motorola and has been collaborating with Kirei since 2019. Prior to starting his eponymous design studio Michael, was Chief Design Officer for Sound United, parent company of Denon, Marantz, Polk, and Definitive Technology, where he oversaw industrial design, UX, packaging, product management, and marketing creative. He also spent several years as creative director for frog design’s San Francisco studio and nearly a decade at Nike where he worked directly with Michael Jordan, Carmelo Anthony, Derek Jeter, and Dwayne Wade.

DiTullo has sat on the ascensions board to SFMoMA, the board of directors for The Design Foundation and is a strategy advisor to Offsite, a disruptive take on design education. Michael’s work has won numerous awards and has been printed in publications like Metropolis and Wallpaper. He has been featured in the books “Dieter Rams: As Little Design As Possible” and “Breaking In” and has published his own book “365: One Year Of Design Sketching Every Day”. In 2017 DiTullo founded “Real Designers Ship” and organization dedicated to celebrating designer’s whose work makes it into production. Michael is listed on over 30 patents and has won numerous awards including the IDSA’s special lifetime achievement award for contributions to the design industry, an award won by design luminaries such as Jonathan Ive, Charles Eames, and Raymond Loewy.
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Website: http://www.michaelditullo.com/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Michael_DiTullo

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelditullo/
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