Brian FitzSimmons | Design Director – Product Design, Brand Development & Commercialization

fitzsimmons.designer@mac.com • 646-354-8998

CREATIVE LEADERSHIP

I bridge the gap between creative vision and global scale. By unifying multidisciplinary teams around structured design systems, modern design workflows, and rigorous production integration, I translate elevated aesthetic intent into high-margin, market-leading product portfolios.

BRAND & TEAM LEADERSHIP

Directed cross-functional teams of 8 to 10+ industrial designers, visual artists, copywriters, and offshore engineers across high-volume lifestyle and CPG portfolios.

VISUAL & BRAND STORYTELLING

Created, led, and launched multi-channel visual identity systems, photography pipelines, and campaign assets across digital, print and physical activations.

HIGH-VOLUME SKU MANAGEMENT

Designed, commercialized, and deployed thousands of market-ready SKUs across furniture, decor, lighting, tabletop, CPG packaging, and retail displays.

 

I drive commercial efficiency by aligning creative execution with bottom-line performance. Over my career, I have consistently led initiatives that expand market reach and accelerate revenue growth, turning strategic design vision into exceptional, market-ready work at speed and scale.

COMMERICAL SALES & REVENUE GROWTH

Spearheaded end-to-end product architecture and commercialization for Fortune 500 brands and high-profile retail partners (Amazon, Macy’s, Wayfair, The Home Depot), driving 10% to 40% lifts in sales and consumer conversion.

MARGIN OPTIMIZATION AND COST REDUCTION

Partnered directly with international vendor sourcing and manufacturing teams to yield 20% reductions in production costs while maintaining design intent and premium CMF standards.

TIMELINE OPTIMIZATION & MODERNIZED WORKFLOWS

Cut physical prototyping timelines by 15% by integrating generative AI platforms, advanced digital 3D rendering, and scalable interactive design archives.

 

 

IDEATION PROCESS

My creative process bridges rigorous research with intentional execution to solve real-world problems. It begins with Conceptualization, where I dive into user needs, market trends, and contextual data to build a solid foundation of insight before sketching a single line. During Creation, turning those strategic concepts into detailed wireframes, visual systems, and interactive prototypes that give shape to the vision. When we get to Making, I work closely with engineering teams to bring these designs to life, ensuring technical feasibility, accessibility, and high visual fidelity in the final product. Finally, through continuous Evolution, I analyze real-world usage and performance metrics to test, refine, and evolve the experience, ensuring every design decision drives measurable impact over time.

 

 

AESTHETIC PHILOSOPHY

Design exists to give structure and presence to space.

Grounded in the idea of functional dynamism, I use restrained structural logic to ensure every object, publication, and interface performs with intuitive ease. Pure utility is only the foundation. Through sinuous contours, material experimentation, and the luminous nature of light, I seek to inspire emotional depth into systematically engineered frameworks. Form and function are deeply linked and continually elevate each other throughout the process, bridging the gap between technical precision and artistic expression. Whether I am crafting physical products and furniture, retail experiences or building cohesive brand identities, my work creates memorably dynamic experiences that feel both meticulously engineered and distinctly alive.

 

 

VISUAL TOUCHSTONES

Design does not exist in a vacuum.

This collection of imagery highlights the architectural structures, biomorphic contours, and natural play of light that inspires my work, grounding my physical and digital creations in their original points of inspiration. This sampling of references serve as a starting point, with every project finding its own path through research and imagery tailored to its specific design intent.

RON ARAD

MASSIMO VIGNELLI

ISAMU NOGUCHI

IKKO TANAKA

PHILLIPE STARCK

PETER SAVILLE

VLADIMIR KAGAN

PAUL RAND

JOE COLUMBO

ARMIN HOFMANN

DIETER RAMS

JOSEF MÜLLER-BROCKMANN

CARLO NASON

JACQUELINE CASEY

TOM DIXON

 


 

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

Whether you're launching a product, refreshing your brand, or building something from the ground up, I’d love to hear what you're working on and brainstorm on where your story goes from here.