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Workspring – a high-end offsite meeting space

In January 2007, I joined Steelcase Inc and, under the direction of Mark Greiner, SVP of WorkSpace Futures, my team began to envision a new type of workspace. Based on emerging work trends, enabling technologies, and emerging social norms, we designed an innovation platform...

BoomMaster – the first boombox app for the iPad

BoomMaster was born out of pure creative necessity. The first time we picked up the iPad, we immediately wanted to play with it. Sure, we wanted to play around with the interface and the other apps on the iPad. It wasn’t the iPad’s interface that first excited us but rather...

Experience Design Helped Turnstone

While working with Steelcase Inc. I had the pleasure of helping Steelcase re-boot its Turnstone brand – an amazing little engine that could. It reaches small businesses with great and affordable products – one of which I enjoyed co-creating with a great little team. The BiVi...

"Creativity and innovation are emerging as disciplines because we have no other choice"

-- Mark Payne, Fahrenheit 212

Who I Am

Welcome and thank you for visiting! My name is Laaté Olukotun. I’m a designer, an entrepreneur and an adventurer. I tend to be geeked about cool new ideas, and I have a nearly-insatiable case of wanderlust. You can turn here to learn of the places I’m going, the people I’m meeting, and the ideas that are inspiring me.

What I Do

I enjoy discovering opportunities, envisioning & prototyping concepts, and launching innovative products, services & interactive experiences. I’m as comfortable imagining future products as I am websites and business models.

What I Do For Fun

Yes, I have a nearly-insatiable case of wanderlust. You can turn here to learn of the places I’m going, the people I’m meeting, and the activities that are keeping me busy.

Multi Media Bar

In January 2007, I joined Steelcase Inc and, under the direction of Mark Greiner, SVP of...

BoomMaster was born out of pure creative necessity. The first time we picked up the iPad,...

Yesterday, during a wonderfully warm Fall day in New Jersey, I jumped back onto the...

Learn Spanish and Italian in their homelands. Spanish greatly expands the amount of...

I’m trying to find a great low-cost developer for my next product. It’s a brave new...

While working with Steelcase Inc. I had the pleasure of helping Steelcase re-boot its...

Our five-person team developed a design brief detailing Garmin’s opportunity to build...