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Jonathan K.

Soft Goods Design Specialist - Industrial Design & Manufacturing

Senior Soft Goods Designer | Designer of a Red Dot Design Award-winning product, 2025 Website | studio-jk.design Founder of Studio-JK, a boutique design house providing industrial design and product development services, with a strong focus on soft goods. The studio’s expertise is transforming initial concepts into retail-ready products, bridging the gap between design, development, and manufacturing. With experience across backpacks, bags, travel gear, outdoor products, medical devices, sports products, pet products, and lifestyle accessories, every project is developed with a passion for detail and quality. Skilled in product design & development, conceptual design, soft goods construction, custom hardware development, 2D illustration, CAD development, model making, sourcing, tech packs, production management, and quality assurance. Having worked directly with manufacturers across Asia, every product is developed with a clear understanding of materials, construction methods, tooling, production constraints, costs, and manufacturing realities. I enjoy working with both startups and established brands, helping transform ideas into thoughtful, functional products with a clear path to manufacturing. If you need high-quality, detail-driven design with a clear path to manufacturing, let's talk :)

🇮🇱Tel Aviv, Israel$120/hr100% JSS4.94 (69)Since Aug 2017

Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.7k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#15,226 / 412k
🇮🇱Country#35 / 682
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.3k

Last 6 months: $16k

World#17,657 / 412k
🇮🇱Country#32 / 682
Total earnings
$333k

Billed in all: $345k

World#6,349 / 412k
🇮🇱Country#18 / 682
Per project
$4.3k

$1.4k in the last 6 months

World#39,991 / 412k
🇮🇱Country#66 / 682
Projects, last 6 months
11

Across 12 contracts

25% fixed75% hourly
World#15,931 / 412k
🇮🇱Country#10 / 682
Projects in all
77

Across 79 contracts

34% fixed66% hourly
World#38,397 / 412k
🇮🇱Country#56 / 682

Earnings, last 30 days

$345k+$2.3k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$342k$344k$346kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: #1 in 1 skill of 14

Rarest: top 1% in Product Research, of 2,526. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

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  3. 3Bag & Wallet36 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 8%
  4. #6Textile122 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 5%
  5. #10Textile Design475 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 2%
  6. #10Sustainable Design160 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 6%
  7. #16Consumer Goods220 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 7%
  8. #34Product Research2,526 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 1%