KC Cho

Statement

Hello my name is Kc Cho.

I believe design should be considered as friends. With that mind, I am interested in designing products that is Simple, Authentic, Surprising and Inclusive. Further, design as friends allows me to approach each project with empathy, respect and honesty. Why?

My journey as a product designer began when my parents migrated to the US to allow my siblings and I an opportunity at the American dream. Humble beginnings made for a challenging, arduous journey but I’m here today thanks to special friends who helped guide me. Now that I’m in a position to give back, I’m interested in working on projects that make peoples’ lives a bit easier.

Let’s makes friends!

  • Contact KC Cho

    Linked In
    projectcho.com

    Experience

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    Visual Development & Communication Intern
    September 2010 - December 2010
    Pasadena, California

    Color Materials Trends Laboratory, Art Center
    Lab Assistant
    September 2007 - April 2010
    Pasadena, California

    Art Center College of Design
    Teacher's Assistant, assorted courses
    May 2008 - August 2010
    Pasadena, California

    Museum of Contemporary Arts
    Museum Store Buyer
    December 2003 - September 2007
    Los Angeles, California

  • Gallery/Exhibit

    Student Gallery
    Safe Agua
    Palat
    Head pickleball racket

    Awards

    Design with the other 90%: CITIES Exhibition
    Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York
    In recognition of Safe Agua
    2011

    Award Winner
    Spark! 2010
    In recognition of Safe Agua
    2010

    Cumulus Conference Exhibition, Shanghai, China
    U.N.
    In recognition of Safe Agua
    September 2010

    22nd INSEAD Business Venture Competition Semifinalist
    INSEAD Maag International Centre for Entrepreneurship
    In recognition of Palat
    June 2011

    Publications

    Amazon
    Safe Agua Book
    amazon.com/Safe-Agua-Mariana-Amatullo
    January 31, 2011

    Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
    Design with the Other 90%: CITIES
    shop.cooperhewitt.org
    2011

    Designmatters Art Center College of Design
    Safe Agua Chile
    blogs.artcenter.edu/safewaterchile/
    2009

    Core Strengths

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