Anton Willis

Anton Willis is the founder and Chief Design Officer of Oru Kayak, a company that specializes in origami kayaks that fold down into a compact size. Anton started this role in April 2012 and continues to work there. Before founding Oru Kayak, Anton co-founded and served as the CEO of Civil Twilight, a design innovation firm focused on simplicity. Anton worked there from January 2007 to January 2012. Additionally, Anton served as the President of Lunescent from June 2009 to June 2010 and worked as a project designer at Studio Urbis from February 2007 to November 2008.

Anton Willis obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Architecture from Brown University, where they studied from 1994 to 1999. Subsequently, they pursued a Master of Architecture degree at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in Architecture. Anton attended Berkeley from 2003 to 2006.