Hi, I’m Michelle Chiu


Lead designer with 7+ years of experience at Coinbase, Meta Creative X, MongoDB, and high-growth startups such as Axiom, BuzzFeed, Cherry Pick, Daimo, Wish, etc. My work has impacted ~3B+ users globally and contributed to ~$50M+ in funding and revenue across B2B, consumer, crypto/web3, and fashion-tech.

Clients/Experience:
Authoritative, Alta, ARI, Axiom, Beam, BuzzFeed, Cherry Pick, Coinbase, Daimo, DoorDash, Easy Labs, Frog Design, Instagram, Kodely, Megapot, Meta Creative X, MongoDB, Peanie, Pistachio, Prism, Rubi, Shibuya, Wish

Awards & Recognition:
Adobe Design Achievement Awards Recipient [Link]
Bestfolios Editor’s Pick Featured Site
Design Nation Conference Selected Attendee [Link]
Facebook GH Scholarship Recipient (1 of 25 worldwide)
Hexagon UX Mentorship Program Selected Participant
IDEO CoLab Makeathon Selected Participant [Link]
Kleiner Perkins Engineering Fellow (<2% acceptance)
Medium Top Writer in Design (225K+ views) [Link]
Mercury Spheres Scholarship Recipient [Link]
Rarible Editorial Writer (front-page feature)
Unsplash Featured Photographer (5.8M+ views)

Other Highlights:
Bureau Betak Stand-In Model (2x) [Link]
EDGE NYFW Content Studio Manager [Link]
Emboldly (Nonprofit) NYC Events Lead [Link]
Four Seasons Styling Assistant [Link]
Girls Into VC Venture Fellow & Ex-Newsletter Editor
Interior NYFW Intern [Link]
Kleiner Perkins Fellows Program Alumni Interviewer (2x)
Marie Claire Arabia Photography Assistant [Link]
Mejuri Brand Ambassador [Link]
Slow Ventures Design & AI Dinner Invited Guest [Link]
Resumé
LinkedIn
Twitter/X
Are.na

Beauty & Fashion Campaigns, Events, and Projects


I’ve produced projects across content creation, editorial writing, event production, fashion styling, interior design, and photography. I’ve hosted, collaborated with, and/or attended events by the following brands:
Arête (invited event attendee)
bareMinerals (event partner)
Brandon Maxwell (stand-in model)
Bureau Betak (stand-in model)
Carolina Herrera (stand-in model)
Dossier (event partner)
Four Seasons (styling assistant)
Hanni Bodycare (event attendee)
Interior (NYFW intern)
Lingerie Francais (show intern)
Marie Claire Arabia (photography assistant)
Mejuri (brand ambassador)
Monday Girl (event attendee)
Oceanus (invited event attendee)
Pickle (invited event attendee and giveaway winner)
Poolsuite (invited event attendee)
Randi Rahm (showroom volunteer)
Ralph Lauren (invited event attendee)
Threads of Tech (invited event attendee)
TOPICALS (event attendee)
Tory Burch (stand-in model)
Vogue Club (invited event attendee)