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Mihoko Ouchi

San Fransisco, CA

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Mihoko Ouchi is a designer with a background in visual and industrial design. Her passion is constructing highly engaging and beautiful experiences through explorations of emotional relationships between design, people, and stories. She has worked in Japan, Paris, New York, and currently San Francisco.
Education
- BFA Product Design
  
  Parsons The New School for Design
  
  2003 - 2006
- AA Graphic Design
  
  Zokei Institute of Design
  
  1999 - 2000
Experience
- Contract Designer / Photographer
  
  The Museum of Modern Art
  
  Jun 2013 - Oct 2013 (4 months)
  
  Photographed, curated, and designed a MoMA branded book using imagery from the MoMA and PS1 in collaboration with the MoMA product development team.
- Industrial Designer
  
  IDEO
  
  Jan 2012 - May 2013 (1 year 4 months)
  
  Applied Human-Centered design to the development of consumer products for beauty, medical, hygiene, and food industries. Assisted with social innovation projects within the non-profit IDEO.org sector.
- Founder, Product Designer, Project / Production Manager
  
  the.
  
  2009 - 2012 (3 years)
  
  Designed, prototyped, manufactured, and marketed a series of self-branded products from MP3 speakers to moldy sandwich bags. Buyers: MoMA Design Store, Conran Shop, Urban Outfitters.
- Freelance Product Designer
  
  Built NY
  
  2007 - Dec 2010 (3 years)
  
  Designed and prepared CAD surfacing for manufacturing of hard and soft lifestyle products.
- Product / Interior Designer
  
  Karim Rashid Inc.
  
  2008 - 2009 (1 year)
  
  Developed furniture, consumer electronics, hotel and retail interiors, and exhibit spaces while maintaining Karim Rashid’s iconic aesthetic in a fast paced studio. Clients: Disney, Fendi, Target
- Freelance Product Designer at Innovation Lab
  
  Arnell Group
  
  2007 - 2007
  
  Worked within multi-disciplinary of designers, researchers, and strategists to create novel beverage display machines. Implemented 2D and 3D designs and presentations. Client: PepsiCo
- Freelance Designer at Lab: Rockwell
  
  Rockwell Group
  
  2006 - 2007 (1 year)
  
  Collaborated within a large team at Lab: Rockwell to retrofit an entire lobby space with custom lighting, furniture, and interactive media wall systems to enhance customer experience. Client: Sheraton Hotel
- Industrial Design Intern
  
  studio dror
  
  2006 - 2006
  
  Designed and developed transformable lighting objects and furniture. Position required extensive prototyping and model making. Client: Swarovski
- Intern
  
  Habu Textile
  
  2004 - 2004
  
  Organized and aided with the weaving of one-of-a-kind Japanese fabrics.
- Graphic and Web Designer / Pâtissier Apprentice
  
  Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki
  
  2001 - 2002 (1 year)
  
  Developed store and business collateral and implemented e-commerce web store for starting-up French patisserie boutique.
Awards

Holds valid US working visa

(O-1, extraordinary ability visa)

LG Design the Future

Competition

Double award winner, 2010

MUJI Award 03

Finalist, 2008

The 6th Int’l Design Award

Nagoya Design Do

Silver Prize, 2008

Cersaie Award 2008 Best

Exhibition Stand: Refin

Ceramiche with Karim Rashid

I.D. Magazine Student Design

Review

Honorable Mention, 2007

The Parsons School Product

Design Scholar Prize

2003 - 2006
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@mhc, member since 2006
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Mihoko Ouchi

Associate Gear Designer

Letter and Script Engraver (Banknote) Apprentice