Design with Purpose,
Build with Empathy
I thrive on crafting unique experiences & forging new pathways that better connect us.
I design to meet people where they will be.
As a designer, I believe in being adaptable. I’m an avid consumer researcher & human-centered design enthusiast. I’m at peace when sketching & enthralled when realizing a vision in CAD. I’m the first on the plane to collaborate with external vendors & the last to take credit for my team’s work.
As a Senior Industrial & Experience Designer with over 15 years experience, I’ve been fortunate to work at some of the most innovative companies & collaborate with some amazing brands - NASA, Samsung, LG Electronics, FILA, Electrolux, Contigo, Tupperware, Disney, Google. I’ve worked alongside incredible teams of marketers, designers, engineers & strategists through international ethnographic endeavors, studio-wide workshop sessions & product development initiatives that resulted in global product launches.
I graduated magna cum laude from NC State University’s College of Design with a baccalaureate in Industrial Design.
RECOGNITION:
Over 40 international patents
2019 Fast Company Design Team of the Year - NASA PONDS Team
2017 Red Dot Best of the Best - MicroPro Grill
2017 IDEA Award & iF Design Award - MicroPro Grill
2016 iF Design Award & Good Design Award - Carry All
2013 iF Design Award - Hand Mixer
2011, 2013 Plus X Award - Electrolux Ultra Power & Beam Alliance
Above: Red Dot Awards 2017
Feel free to reach out to me. I look forward to discussing your needs and my ability to meet them.
mikewiggins.design@gmail.com | (336) 686-6869