Matt Chin, Principal

After RISD Matt came to NYC, designing product for a diverse clientele and a handful of local industrial design firms before joining Pollen Design as Design Director in 2010.

There, he managed the award-winning firm’s client projects and led a multidisciplinary team providing holistic branding, design, product development, manufacturing, e-tail, and marketing support services for Prepara kitchen tools. 

Matt has a combination of tenacity for technical and IP challenges, and a design sensitivity attuned to luxury and lifestyle brands. Matt has travelled in two dozen countries, absorbing polyglot culture and perspectives. Lately he's often found at The Shop, a communal motorcycle garage and workshop he founded in Brooklyn.                 

Stephen Kaes, Senior Industrial Designer

As a designer, Stephen is involved in all phases of product development, from initial concept generation to production. He brings a versatile skill set and a user-centered approach to create products that are equally beautiful and usable. 

Before joining Impel, Stephen graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Industrial Design and a minor in Photography. Go Buckeyes!

Tim Elliot, Design Engineer

After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Art, Tim worked as a design engineer in Silicon Valley. There he helped big brands and startups quickly solve their technical design challenges.

Tim specializes in Design For Manufacturing and loves to find elegant, cost-effective solutions to complex design problems. He believes that the best products are a result of design and engineering working together.