Hi there
I’m an independent a designer, strategist and creative director, working at Wove in Dublin. Since 2006 I’ve worked in and around the design and creative industries. Along the way I’ve worked at strategic design studios; multidisciplinary creative agencies; co-founded and run an arts organisation; had stints with start ups and tech giants; and taught design at universities in Ireland and the UK. It’s been a rich, enjoyable journey so far that has seen me work in roles from designer to facilitator, and from head of dept. to director.






























Clients/projects
Apple / BBC / Mailchimp / Shift / Google / It’s Nice That / Dropbox / Japan Rail / Nike / Engaging Libraries / Spotify / Uniqlo / Sony / British Heart Foundation / Unilever / Emerson Collective / Adobe
Teaching
Apple / BBC / Mailchimp / Shift / Google / It’s Nice That / Dropbox / Japan Rail / Nike / Engaging Libraries / Spotify / Uniqlo / Sony / British Heart Foundation / Unilever / Emerson Collective / Adobe
Teaching
- LABASAD (Barcelona)
- IADT (Dublin)
- MSX (Middlesex)
- UAL (London)
- NCAD/CFA (Dublin)
Design as change
My background is in creating brands, content, campaigns and experiences. More recently, using design thinking tools, co-design and community engagement, I’ve been wandering into areas beyond communication. These projects tend to lean more towards research, uncovering new opportunities and building quick prototyes.
Recent projects:
︎ A research and prototype project with Google exploring how users might make more environmentally conscious decisions within the Google product eco-system.
︎ A community engagement project exploring how a local library might help foster more social connections within a community.
︎ A research and prototype project for BBC aimed at uncovering new format opportunities around their flagship homepage product.
︎ An interactive installation that invited visitors to the Tate Modern to imagine and create a brighter future.
︎ A video game to help the NHS understand young people's attitudes and opinions towards emerging healthcare tech.
︎ A research project exploring how train stations might help play a more meaningful role in local communities.
In my spare time I also use design and creativity to produce highly- uncommercial-but-enjoyable-all-the-same projects under the name KTOOMS.

︎ Junichi Takahashi