THRIVE
John Van Der Kloot is a Senior Industrial Designer at THRIVE, bringing with him a wealth of experience in the field. Prior to their current position, John worked as a Student Mentor at Savannah College of Art and Design, an ID Consultant at Thrive, a Design Research and Industrial Design Intern at Cramer LLC, a Student Industrial Designer at Samsung Electronics, and an Industrial Design Intern at Husqvarna Group. With a Master of Arts in Design Management and a Master of Fine Arts in Industrial and Product Design from Savannah College of Art and Design, John's educational background is equally impressive.
THRIVE
THRIVE is a strategic design firm innovating at the frontiers of health and well-being. We work with ambitious leaders to create product experiences that people love through Informed Design™. Our work gives leaders, teams, and organizations the courage and conviction to move confidently forward and design what's next. Founded in 2010 by Jonathan Dalton (CEO) and Trent Kahute (CCO), THRIVE is built on the belief that an integrated approach—deep empathy paired with sharp strategy—can be a powerful engine to drive growth. We bring together the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of a design firm with the analytical rigor of a management consultancy. Turning ideas into growth and applying agile principles with a healthy dose of human understanding to design, develop and engineer products that have real meaning. The result? We've become a trusted advisor to some of the world's most iconic brands, including AT&T, Amazon, Amgen, Becton Dickinson, Coca-Cola, Keurig, Hillrom, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Samsung, Wolf, and SC Johnson, improving customer lives and the bottom line. It's a win-win. #innovation #industrialdesign #engineering #consumerinsights #designresearch #servicedesign #creativity #digitalstrategy #uxuidesign #userexperience