hi, I'm Kosi —

a product designer who builds too.

I'm Nigerian American, I've lived in four countries (the USA, Nigeria, the UK and Spain) and I speak three languages (English, Spanish and Igbo), so I'm no stranger to a challenge.

looking for work that pushes me to be a better designer.

available nowopen to relocation anywhere in the US

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a few bits and pieces, in no particular order

from architecture school

I started architecture sure I'd become an architect, but I kept getting pulled toward the smaller scale: how someone actually uses a space or a thing. A UX/UI bootcamp in my final year, then a master's in customer experience, adapted those skills to products.

Kosi in a graduation gown and cap, smiling and holding up a rolled diploma — B.Arch secured!!

An isometric render of an open-plan study space with angled desks, a mezzanine and a green wall — model of a co-study space designed for remote students

The wiring behind the prototype: an Arduino board, cables and a power supply sitting on the wooden frame — a 1:1 facade that expands in the heat and deflates at night. I built it with dragonskin silicone and automated it on Arduino.

Kosi presenting a mobile app design on a screen to a seated audience at The Bridge bootcamp — final project presentation at my bootcamp

bits from IKEA, Madrid

I joined with seven amazing interns and had a mentor who taught me so much. Between the team and the company itself, my introduction to corporate felt like a breeze. Countless ice creams helped.

Kosi smiling at a laptop in front of a screen showing the IKEA Internship Midpoint title slide — presenting my internship midpoint

Kosi in a yellow jacket at a table in front of a Technovation Girls Madrid banner and a Global Experience Lab screen — volunteering with Technovation Girls, teaching girls under 13 why customer feedback matters

A fun with design workshop at IKEA: people acting out a scene while one lies on the floor, under the slogan creativity sparks with joy — fun with design workshop to spark creativity

A view through a participant's eye-tracking glasses: Kosi sits across a table in front of a laptop showing an IKEA flow being tested, with a small gaze marker on the screen — customer day interviews, seen through a participant's eye-tracking glasses

Kosi and four colleagues holding IKEA soft-serve ice creams on the shop floor — countless IKEA ice creams

off the clock

Little things I love, shared with you! Still curious? Scratch the cards below.

A hand holding a cup of soft-serve froyo with chocolate crumbs and pistachio, on a Madrid street — my go-to Myka order, obsessed!

Kosi mid-swing on an outdoor tennis court with a graffiti wall behind — always down to play tennis

Favourite music genre?

Pool or beach?

A cable machine and weight bench in a bright gym with wooden floors and plants — find me at the gym

My favourite chocolate?

for the professional stuff

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