Daniel, founder of Designing Warmth, is a designer and research expert specializing in the fields of Human-computer Interaction and User Experience design.

He has helped organizations such as Toyota, Samsung, and McDonald's embrace human-centered design for over 25 years.

Daniel was founder and manager of the User Interface team at Samsung’s Los Angeles Design Lab, V.P. of Research Services at Gist Design, acquired by TrueFit Innovation in 2014.

He’s the inventor on five U.S. design patents for human-computer interface innovations.ption text goes here

Sarah is a writer and curator specializing in American craft and design.

She’s the former curator of Hancock Shaker Village (Pittsfield, MA) where she oversaw the stewardship of the museum’s collection of 19 historic buildings and over 22,000 works of Shaker material culture. Sarah served as Luce Associate Curator of American Folk Art Museum (New York), and she has held positions in the curatorial departments of Frye Art Museum (Seattle), Museum of Contemporary Craft (Portland, OR), and Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills, MI).

Killeen teaches Strategic Design and Management at Parsons School for Design in New York City.

She consults as a thought partner and design strategist. Her ongoing research projects and collaborations explore the power of collective reading, how objects work as vehicles for ideology and change, and the relationship between education, publication, and civic engagement. She holds degrees from Stanford University, Pacific Northwest College of Art, and Oregon College of Art and Craft.