Info – Ben Oppenheimer

I’m Ben Oppenheimer, a serious man with flat feet and years of experience designing innovative consumer products. Here, you’ll find a showcase of my work, highlighting my approach to blending creativity and functionality.

I'm an industrial designer based in Brooklyn, NY, originally from Kansas City, KS. My past experience spans both design agencies and in-house CPG companies, providing a well-rounded perspective to the product development process.

Experience

Recognition

Prime Studio

- Senior Industrial Designer
Led the design and day to day project management of multiple products. Assisted running run studio operations, hiring, and planning. Responsible for managing and mentoring junior designers, and working / collaborating with engineers and graphic designers

- Industrial Designer

Designed dozens of products for clients raging from startups to fortune 500 companies. Throughout the PD process I was tasked with managing client relationships, running project timelines, and tracking budgets. Product categories included medical care, consumer appliances, packaging, housewares, and furniture

Friends Of

- Freelance Industrial Designer

Worked on early stage concepts for consumer electronics and soft goods products. Focused on prototyping, CAD, and UX design

MYRO

- Product Develoment Manager
In this leadership role I planned budgets, and worked on the high level vision for the company. Working collaboratively with comapny stakeholders I planned project roadmaps and category expansions in the bodycare space. Primary focus was on the retail launch of our flagship deodorant, and the expansion into the bodywash category

- Industrial Designer

As a designer at MYRO I was responsible for creating unique personal care products that aligned with the VDL and sustainability goals of the company. I worked closely with our marketing team in house to create product briefs and concepts, and externally worked with engineers and our team in China to develop them. I was also responsible for all the packaging design and production

Tomorrow Lab

- Industrial Designer

Designed hardware products and interfaces primarily for technology based start-ups and entrepreneurs. I contributed to projects in various capacities ranging from concept development to mechanical engineering. I also worked directly with multiple clients operating in the fields of VR, wearables, packaging, toy design, healthcare, and IOT devices

Smart Design

- Industrial Designer Internship

Collaborated with designers, engineers, and strategists to develop innovative products for the OXO brand. Responsibilities included sketch ideation, prototyping, user testing, and client presentations. During this time I was especially able to take advantage of the human centered culture at Smart, and learn from their award wining design and research teams

BioLite

- Industrial Design Fellowship

Worked with design, engineering, and marketing teams to bring multiple new products to market. Primarily focused on the future of wearable camping gear and translating the design language of the brand into future products. Over the ten month term I was fortunate to participate in the entire lifecycle of a product’s design, from initial sketch ideation through packaging and eventually retail design

Lazy Jamie
Best in Show 2025 — Architectural Digest

Nectar
IDSA Inspiration Award 2025

MYRO
Wallpaper Design Award
Dieline First Place Award
ADC Award
Dezeen Awards Longlist

Virtual Reality Helmet
Cannes Silver Lion- Innovative Technology
Cannes Bronze Lion- Technology > VR
Cannes Bronze Lion - Brand Experience
Cannes Bronze Lion - Use of Technology
Adweek Gravity Award (Best of Show)
London International Awards Gold - VR
London International Awards Silver (x 3)

Headlamp 330 / 425
Core77 Design Awards
The Outdoor 100
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award
Kickstarter Favorite: 1318% Funded

OXO GG Cutting Boards
The Wire Cutter Best Cutting Boards 2024

Clients I've worked with-

You can reach me at-
bop.oppenheimer@gmail.com

bop.oppenheimer@gmail.com