A product designer and creative director based in Austin, with 20 years of experience in the industry. Guiding concepting, finishes, color direction, and styling - taking ideas from initial sketch to market-ready product, while traveling to design fairs and factories for inspiration and prototyping. Valuing collaboration, hands-on development, and the rhythm of studio and travel work, now balanced with more time at home with family.
Before 10 years at Four Hands she spent five years in Anthropologie’s Home department after early career experience at Christie’s in New York. She holds a BA in Communication from Rutgers and came to design via a nontraditional path shaped by lifelong exposure to art and craft.
Nina Venice
Product Design & Development
Creative Direction
Our goal is a collaborative approach to forward-thinking furniture design.
We provide furniture and lighting design services. Guided by an experienced furniture designer, we partner with retail and wholesale brands to create distinctive collections. As well as provide Creative Direction services.
We believe collaboration is at the heart of everything. Through open feedback, shared ideas and creative exploration, we turn individual thoughts into stronger outcomes. We balance thoughtful design with experimentation, exploring new materials, makers and possibilities. By sharing knowledge and lessons learned across manufacturing, wholesale and retail, we aim to improve craftsmanship, efficiency and creativity throughout the industry.