JOEY KHAMIS
I am an independent footwear designer based in Boston with an innovative approach to design using virtual reality 3D modeling. I have 6 years of professional experience designing for iconic brands and artists such as Ye (Kanye West), Columbia Sportswear and Reebok where I designed the Cardi B Classic Leather.
I am also the co-founder and footwear design director of MLLN.
For inquiries please contact me at joeykhamisdesign@gmail.com
FEATURED IN THE PRESS
PODCASTS
RESUME
EDUCATION
Purdue University 2013 - 2018
Major: Industrial Design
Minor: Anthropolgy
New Balance x Pensole Master Class
February 2019
Invited to compete in a 3 week footwear design master class at the New Balance HQ. Through collaboration, research, storytelling, and visual communication I designed a performance soccer cleat for a New Balance signature athlete.
EXPERIENCE
MLLN - Cofounder/Design Director
January 2022 - Present
Joey Khamis Design - Freelance
November 2021 - Present
Kanye West - Footwear Concept Designer
November 2021 - May 2022
Designing and modeling 3D footwear concepts for Kanye.
Reebok - Footwear Designer 1 (Classics & Innovation)
September 2020 - November 2021
Designed the Classic Leather sneaker for Cardi B. Responsible for new iterations and modern interpretations of the Club C model. Telling new stories through the lens of the iconic sneaker.
Responsible for advanced concept generation to explore modern day brand language through new innovation.
Reebok - Footwear Design Apprentice (Zig & Classics)
July 2019 - September 2020
Designed color and material ways for several Zig and Classics footwear products.
Freelance Footwear Design - Laceless Design Collab
October 2018 - June 2019
Designed a city lifestyle sneaker from clients brief and developed factory ready tech packs and renderings.
Columbia Sportswear Company - Footwear Innovation Intern
June 2018 - September 2018
As the innovation intern I designed a collection of water sport footwear. I created a design brief, generated concepts, tech packs, and worked with developers to produce 3D printed prototypes and samples.
Legrand - Industrial Design Intern
Summer 2017
Designed various home electronic products. Worked on a team to develop design strategies, storyboards, 3D models, and product renders at all stages of the design process.
DESIGN COMPETITIONS
Pensole World Sneaker Championship
Placed Top 16 in the world out of thousands of submissions (2018)
Placed Top 32 in the world out of thousands of submissions (2017)
Placed Top 64 in the world out of thousands of submissions (2016)
Pensole #21DaysofDesign Instagram Challenge
February 2018
I submitted a new footwear design 21 days in a row and 3 of my designs were selected in the top 200 designs. These were featured at the FN Platform trade show in Vegas.
Design Good Now
Fall 2016 & 2017
Lead a team of design, engineering and business students through the entire design process in a 24 hour design competition to solve a specific set of problems.
My group created a product that received the "Most Practical Design" award.
Pensole/FN Platform Nation Uplifted
Summer 2015
Invited to compete in a 2 month outdoor footwear design competition.
My design was featured on Core 77 "These Footwear Sketches are Ahead of the Game"
