Kim Culmone

“The exhibition explores 65 years of a design icon,” said exhibition curator Danielle Thom.

As part of the collaboration, Kartell is launching an UNO-inspired version of its Componibili storage chest.

Kim Culmone – Senior Vice President of Design, Barbie and Fashion Dolls at Mattel – sheds light on the collaborative creative process between inventors and her in-house team of designers.

We caught up with Culmone to learn more about her history in the design space, what steers the design direction of the Barbie brand and what makes the toy icon such a rich space for a designer to work in.