With her non-traditional approach to design and marketing, Rinat is passionate about developing brands and surfacing them through non-traditional means and design excellence. In 2006, she founded Aruliden with Johan Liden, combining their expertise in product design and brand strategy to pioneer a new approach they coined Producting™. With clients that range from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, Aruliden brings a unique perspective to the creative process, demonstrating that when brand and design work together they create compelling experiences across all touch points, independent of the category. Aruh has worked with brands such as Google, Newell Rubbermaid, Nike, P+G, BVLGARI and Virginia Black from strategy to product innovation to experience design. She has also led the team in developing their own products in-house, from beautiful glass fishscapes to sport-furniture for brands like PUMA.

Before starting her own agency, Gap Inc. brought her in to work on a new brand initiative as Vice President of Marketing. She also held the position of Global Strategy Manager for MINI Lifestyle at BMW Group in Munich, where she was responsible for product development, brand extensions as well as new business strategies. Rinat also worked on the MINI brand during its US launch at BMW of North America, spearheading a number of initiatives that brought MINI to the forefront of the design world.

Rinat is passionate about working with kids, helping them to use design thinking as a methodology to problem-solving. She also teaches a Products of Design class at The School of Visual Arts in NYC.

Johan Liden is an industrial designer and entrepreneur whose passion for developing innovative new products and bringing thoughful solutions to clients has resulted in award-winning work. In 2006, he founded Aruliden with Rinat Aruh, combining their expertise in product design and marketing to pioneer a new approach they coined Producting™. With clients that range from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, Aruliden brings a unique perspective to the creative process, believing marketing and design should work together to create a cohesive brand experience for consumers. Liden has worked with companies such as PUMA, Google, Starbucks, Neutrogena, Bernhardt Design and Whoop.

Originally from Sweden, Johan began his experience in the United States by helping build Fuseproject, a San Francisco based design firm, where he worked for clients such as Birkenstock, Nike, BMW, Nissan, Herman Miller, and Microsoft. Liden later joined MAC Cosmetics, a division of the Estee Lauder Group, where he was responsible for developing multiple product lines. He was also invited to develop special product categories, including the Sean John fragrance, which was one of the most succesful fragrance introductions to date. He was subsequently recruited by Nike's Converse division, where he was responsible for shaping some of the most successful products we see today in the marketplace.

Bringing new design directions and explorations within Aruliden's core product line as well as introducing new platforms, Liden's work has been internationally recognized in museums, press and competitions alike.

Helen brings her 25+ years in the lifestyle, fashion + beauty worlds and believes the key to success is developing a close connection to the client’s brand mission and core customer beliefs while learning about the people you work with and constantly surfacing the best work.

Prior to Aruliden, Helen worked as the VP, Creative Director at Glossier where she helped build a new kind of beauty company from the ground up together with the founding team and CEO. Prior to that she led the creative of Bumble and Bumble and Jawbone.

Originally from London where she studied at both the Norwich School of Art and Design and The Royal College of Art, Steed brings a unique vision to the agency with her substantial resume and proven experience.

Marc works hands-on with the studio’s clients, to create new products, services and businesses that engage people in meaningful ways. He has worked in close partnership with the founders of numerous startups and with leaders of organizations including Apple, Audi, CocaCola, Kate Spade, Levi’s, L’Oreal, Nordstrom, Target, and Tiffany & Co. among others.

Prior to Aruliden, Marc was Co-Founder of VBP Orange and a design lead at IDEO, where he led product and service innovation programs for clients including Diageo, Marriott Hotels and Procter and Gamble.

Marc has appeared as a guest speaker and judge for design industry events and his work has been featured in Bloomberg Business Week, The New York Times and Vanity Fair.

Marc is a graduate of The College of Creative Studies where he studied art direction and photography. An avid collector, Marc can occasionally be found uncrating his latest find in the studio.

Kris leads the strategy practice at Aruliden. She deeply enjoys finding ways to unlock creativity, whether it’s an approach to research, problem-solving, or working collaboratively with clients.

Her path has been unconventional. She completed an undergraduate degree in Women’s Studies at Mount Holyoke College, then continued her studies to receive a Master of Science in Community Development at UC Davis with a specialization in Ethnic and Cultural Diversity. A decade later, in an effort to make a major career shift, she completed an MBA with a concentration in brand strategy at The Johnson School at Cornell University.

The first half of Kris’s career she designed and directed experiential education programs for youth in the nonprofit sector of San Francisco Bay Area and Washington, DC. The real magic happened when Kris realized that the skills she honed working with teenagers and grant makers were impactful when used in collaboration with designers and clients. Group facilitation, co-creation, and participatory design quickly found their way into her approach to design research, strategy, innovation workshops, and client engagements.

Prior to Aruliden, Kris was a Design Strategist and UX Architect at Microsoft, Principal Brand Strategist at frog design, and Strategy Director at Hornall Anderson in Seattle, WA. She's worked on brands across industries, including Frito-Lay, Quaker, McKesson, AMD, Wyndham Worldwide, REI, and Eloquii.

Rogerio is originally from Brazil where he founded the Mopa studio before moving to New York City in 2009. In New York, he joined forces with Syrup as Art Director and guided the Puma team there to several award winnings campaigns, including the Puma Unity initiative which won a Yellow Pencil at the D&AD. In 2011, Rogerio was invited by HP to create a series of unique artist artworks to be released with every new computer HP produced. Rogerio has also been extensively recognized by his industry peers - he was recently a featured speaker at Trimarchi DG - one of the biggest design conferences in the world.

Brett brings his experience in leading design initiatives at New York agencies such as ECCO Design and Smart Design, and also worked in-house at LG Electronics where he helped define the design direction and strategy for many US focused future technology experiences. He joined the Aruliden team to more deeply explore the connection between product design, strategy, and brand experience.

Jason enjoys challenging the traditional role of a designer, and prides himself on his ability take brand and consumer insights and translate them into strategic, actionable, and effective design solutions. Prior to joining Aruliden, Jason co-founded the design studio Tag Collective, where he worked on a variety of brand experiences, ranging from brand positioning, traditional identity and packaging design to advising and designing startups from the ground up. His work in food and beverage, restaurant, and hospitality design has been recognized in press and publications around the world.

Gillian has worked in-house with brands Bumble and bumble, Kate Spade Saturday and Victoria’s Secret PINK as well as with New York agencies Mother, Anomaly and Hudson Rouge. These experiences have given her the opportunity to lead and tackle design and branding problems across numerous categories from hair, beauty, fashion and furniture, to meal kits and cars. She joined Aruliden to lead design initiatives in the beauty category—a return to her first and favorite.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Dan began his career at Fuseproject in San Francisco and has been with the Aruliden team since 2014. His unique experience and affinity for design excellence allow him to span across a wide range of industries, from consumer electronics, lifestyle accessories and packaging to high-end furniture and environments. His work with brands such as Lacoste, Gigi Hadid X Maybelline, MiniLuxe, Swarovski, Prada, Herman Miller and SodaStream has garnered awards and recognition in the design industry.

Since joining Aruliden in 2013, Nick has played an integral role within the Industrial Design Team working on projects that span technology and consumer electronics, lifestyle and home and fashion and beauty. As an Associate Director of Industrial Design, Nick focuses on delivering beautiful, engaging and meaningful products to market.

Collaborating with clients like MoMA, Google, LG, Verizon, HUGO BOSS and Lacoste among others, Nick has been recognized for his work by IDSA, Red Dot, Good Design and GDUSA.

Originally from Australia, Bec worked in London prior to coming to NYC in 2015. She acquired 15 years of brand design experience internationally at prestigious design studios. Most recently, she was Design Lead at Red Antler and worked to bring several startup brands from idea to execution in challenging marketplaces. Bec has also designed identities for technology and innovation brands, restaurants, media properties, and exhibitions. Her strategic approach allows her to span across multiple sectors, developing a unique insight built from a brand’s core values to create a distinct brand language.