Città Product Designer

Jamie McLellan brings more than 20 years of international experience as a product and furniture designer, working across a wide range of industries. After spending six years in San Francisco leading the design team at Allbirds, Jamie has returned home to New Zealand. Now based on Waiheke Island, he continues to create inspiring designs from his home studio while serving as Principal Creative Advisor at Allbirds.

Jamie’s design philosophy involves distilling objects down to a single idea and “celebrating it in a beautiful, maximalist way.” He enjoys creating families of interconnected objects that share a cohesive design language. Jamie has collaborated with Città to design the Pinch vase. The design features a cylindrical base that is ‘pinched’ at the top. “I love how such a simple gesture can produce interesting forms that also offer functional and ergonomic opportunities,” Jamie explains.