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 :)
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $16k
Billed in all: $345,098$345k
$1.4k in the last 6 months
Across 12 contracts
Across 79 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
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.
- Bag & Tote44 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 2%🇮🇱#1 of 2
- Accessories115 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 3%🇮🇱#1 of 2
- Bag & Wallet36 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 8%🇮🇱#1 of 1
- #6Textile122 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 5%🇮🇱#1 of 1
- #10Textile Design475 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 2%🇮🇱#1 of 3
- #10Sustainable Design160 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 6%🇮🇱#1 of 1
- #16Consumer Goods220 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 7%🇮🇱#1 of 1
- #34Product Research2,526 freelancers · 🇮🇱 #1Top 1%🇮🇱#1 of 2