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Bühler
Uzwil, Switzerland, 2019
Every day, billions of people come into contact with Bühler technologies to cover their basic needs. Their technologies are in smartphones, solar panels, diapers, lipstick, banknotes, and vehicles. Most importantly to Kelly, they are one of the largest global food players in the world, with two billion people consuming food produced from Bühler machines every single day. The ability to impact the design of the company’s brand new innovation center, an icon for the company’s commitment to the future, felt like an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed.
Joany
Los Angeles, California, USA 2018
Fuelled by their belief that all people deserve quality healthcare, Christine Carrillo and Helen Lee founded health startup, JOANY, formally known as Impact Health, in 2015. Two years later they moved onto the 26th floor of The Bloc's office tower in downtown Los Angeles, and tapped Kelly to make it feel like home. From the first phone call, creating an environment that felt healthy and full of vitality became the core of the project, which aligned well with Kelly's belief that our external environment has the potential to greatly enhance the quality of our life and inner world.
Headspace
Santa Monica, California, USA 2015-2016
Headspace’s vision to improve the health and happiness of the world immediately resonated with Kelly. When founders Andy Puddicombe and Rich Pierson asked for an environment where employees could be their their happiest, healthiest selves, it was perfectly aligned.
Airbnb
San Francisco, California, USA 2010-2012
As Airbnb’s first office manager, Kelly established the company’s office culture and design, which have stood the test of time. Airbnb’s modest 4,500 square foot office space came first, but fast growth meant that it was soon outgrown. Next up, Kelly lead the design of 25,000 square feet in San Francisco’s design district.
SoundCloud
Berlin, Germany 2013-2015
Kelly joined SoundCloud in Berlin in 2013, when the company’s 80 employees were spread across four offices in Berlin’s Mitte district. SoundCloud’s mission is “to enrich lives through the shared love of sound”, and SoundCloud’s founders Alex Ljung and Eric Wahlforss gave Kelly the mission to create the company’s first intentionally-designed headquarters, where the entire growing team — 230 by the completion of the project — could sit together in one space.
ISLAND YOGA
Palm Beach, Aruba, 2016-2017
After 6 years working in the realm of tech startups, Kelly dreamt of the opportunity to design spaces closer to her passions of wellness, yoga, and the natural world. When tapped by friend and internationally acclaimed yoga teacher Rachel Brathen (@Yoga_Girl) to design the largest yoga center in the Caribbean and the first in Aruba, Kelly knew it was a match made in heaven.
BRANCH INTERNATIONAL
San Francisco, California, USA 2018
On a mission to deliver world-class financial services to the mobile generation in Kenya, Nigeria, India and beyond, former Kiva.org co-founder Matt Flannery launched Branch to empower customers in such countries to realize their dreams. This company’s growing presence in Kenya struck a heart chord with Kelly, as she had volunteered in Nairobi with the Africa Yoga Project back in 2014. The project was also wrapped up in a love story, as Kelly’s boyfriend and mobile development genius Andrew Vilcsak joined Branch in 2017.
Couchsurfing
San Francisco, California, USA 2010
An invitation to design the office for Couchsurfing International as they transitioned from non-profit to B Corporation was another opportunity that appealed to Kelly’s passion for world travel. The 8,000 square foot space in San Francisco’s Dogpatch district was a former gallery space that begged for color and life.