UX Designer with a Fashion Lens

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Creating user-centered luxury experiences and practical product strategies.

Brand, product, and nearshore thinking that combines data, design, and sustainability

• UX Design

• Product Development

• Accessibility

Projects
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WhAT we do

We combine brand strategy and product design to create cost-effective and sustainable solutions, leveraging market insights and resources. Since 2008, I've helped clients turn ideas into results by matching business goals with user needs, streamlined processes, and ethical production.

  • Research-based design that improves usability and engagement

  • Experience with multimillion-dollar product development

  • Focus on social impact and sustainability

  • User-centered design

  • Brand and product strategy

  • Information architecture

  • Sustainability and nearshoring

  • SEO-friendly branding

  • Aligning stakeholders

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ABOUT US

KZen blends traditional textiles with user-focused design. Growing up surrounded by fabrics, sample racks, and shiny lurex, we bring a keen sense of color and texture to create quality, sustainable, and stylish designs.

Since 2008, Kzen Productions has evolved from a service provider into a leadership-driven studio that blends traditional craft with digital fabrication, delivering precise, data-informed product design and fabrication. We accelerate development with rigorous provenance, NDA-friendly collaboration, and UX-driven workflows that minimize waste and miscommunication, forging strong partnerships with fashion houses, interiors brands, mills, and museums to bring premium textiles to life.

Our Services

  • User Journey Mapping

    UX Design

    Designing user-centered luxury experiences and practical product strategies

  • Books about design, paper, and creativity featuring titles like 'The Perfect Canvas' and 'Design', along with an open book displaying a colorful graphic and the journal NEE NEAH.

    branding

    Branding materials, accessories, and product design
  • Luxury Fabric laid out

    Consulting

    Luxury accessory and fabric authentication business growth and branding
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BRINGING BRANDS

TO LIFE WITH

PEOPLE-FIRST DESIGN

A Brooklyn UX designer blending sociology, fashion, and product strategy to create meaningful impact—from enhancing engagement to driving positive social change. K Zen is a New York-based design studio specializing in fashion and web. Their distinctive style combines fashion with interior design. K Zen views design as a way to bring ideas and spaces to life.

• Engagement increased by 80% through UX enhancements

• Esa Yoga follower growth +30%

• DKNY cost-of-goods reduction and margin improvements

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What our clients say

  • Design of a wine label with a decorative crest, the word 'Zorya' in script and large block letters, and some text in Cyrillic at the top.

    “Working with Kim was an effortless experience”

    Zorianna Altamoro

  • The name 'Elie Tahari' written in black on a white background.

    “Kim always took the time to understand our needs, our work was known for its high quality and beautifully designed accessories"

    Roi Perets

  • Text reading 'Esa Yoga' on a plain white background.

    “Kim combines her extensive background in design and marketing with strategic research. She cultivates unique product ideas to grow and support your business.”

    Corey Esannason

OUR Projects

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CAPABILITIES

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Visit us

56 Box Street
Brooklyn, NY 12345

Hours
Monday–Friday
10am–6pm

Phone
(646) 853-1000