哈囉, I’m Emily Kao.

A BROOKLYN-BASED, CROSS-CULTURE TAIWANESE

Being interdisciplinary has been the cornerstone of my identity and practice. Growing up immersed in multiple cultures equipped me to be a better researcher—I never assume and always seek to understand. My eclectic career has also become the foundation to how I innovate—fusing ideas and methods from different contexts.

MY 7+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

• Design & Innovation Strategist, Deloitte Digital (formerly Doblin)

• Founder & Fairy Gatherer, Side Projkt.Club

• Experiential Designer, Set Creative

• Artist, Flower Shop Collective

• Designer & Producer, Future of StoryTelling (FoST)

• BFA Industrial Design Graduate, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

CLIENTELE

Notable brands: Google, J&J Med Tech, BMO, Tribeca Film Festival

Looking to work with: Climate tech start-ups, innovation hubs, sustainable businesses

WHAT INSPIRES ME LATELY

• Chinampa—ancient regenerative farms in Mexico

• The Neighborhood Palace—co-owned community arts space in Rotterdam

• (Reading) The Carbon Almanac by 300+ Contributors & Seth Godin

3 TRUTHS & NO LIES

• Since joining the Green Club in 6th grade, to this day, I still own the green recycle-sign cape that was gifted to me

• I once gave a presentation on why I thought the banana embodies good product design

• I once trespassed a community garden just to dump my food scraps in their compost bins