INTENT
Tim Karoleff creates objects that engage emotions and entice curiosity. His products are innately familiar, fusing function and form into a memorable experience. Tim has learned the practicality of pleasure and has developed a passion for influencing smiles.
His work has been published, exhibited, and sold globally. He also loves the woods.
RESUME
CONTACT
Selected Clients
A&E Networks, Alice + Olivia, Blanton Museum of Art, The Carnegie, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, Crate & Barrel, HSH Interiors, Laumeier Sculpture Park, MOCA Cleveland, ODCM, Philbrook Museum of Art, Pivot Interiors, Powell’s Books, Shinola, Urban Outfitters
EXHIBITIONS
Weird Tone University of Cincinnati Tabula Rasa Gallery in Cincinnati, OH, USA (2023)
Vitality Envision Arts in Denton, TX, USA (2022) – Best in Show
Annual Juried Art Competition South Arkansas Art Center in El Dorado, AR, USA (2022) – Second Place
PLEASURETOWN Good To Know.FYI for Miami Design Week in Miami Beach, FL, USA (2021)
JONALDDUDD NYCxDesign in New York, NY, USA (2021)
Verdant Envision Arts in Denton, TX, USA (2021) – Best in Show
Animal House Sacramento Fine Arts Center in Sacramento, CA, USA (2021)
Wild Things: Animals Known and Imagined Rocky Neck Artist Colony in Gloucester, MA, USA (2021)
Launch Sullivan Gallery in Chicago, IL, USA (2020)
The Future of Our Plans Sullivan Gallery Virtual in Chicago, IL, USA (2020)
Well Being Story in New York, NY, USA (2015)
Modern Living The Carnegie in Covington, KY, USA (2015)
Accent on Design NY NOW in New York, NY, USA (2014)
Designer Approved UCM Gallery of Art & Design in Warrensburg, MO, USA (2014)
Multiplicity Gallery One One in Cincinnati, OH, USA (2014)
Hometown Homage Story in New York, NY, USA (2013)
The Modern Table Riffe Gallery in Columbus, OH, USA (2013)
Accent on Design NY NOW in New York, NY, USA (2013)
BROADCASTS
Scene & Heard by North Texas Television feature (2021)
Episode 1, Tune In by Art Institute of Chicago feature (2020)
Season 1, Episode 1 Rowhouse Showdown by FYI Network feature (2014)
Season 5, Episode 9 I Want That by DIY Network feature (2014)
Morning Show by Fox 19 News interview (2014)
Morning Show by Fox 19 News feature (2014)
The Modern Table Broad & High by WOSU Public Media interview (2013)
SELECTED PRINT MEDIA
Voyage MIA December (2022)
HOW June (2015)
Dwell May (2015)
Cincinnati Magazine December (2014)
HOW November (2014)
American Craft June/July (2014)
101 Woonideen February (2013)
Interior Design October (2013)
Details November (2012)
Once Upon A Chair by Gestalten (2011)
PUBLICATIONS
Post-Form National Conference on Beginning Design Students in College Station, Texas, USA (2021)
Natural Maintenance Cumulus Conference (International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design, and Media) in St. Petersburg, Russia (2020)
TALKS
Interstitial Interlopers: Doing The Work in Conversation with Jackie Jospeh Paul McFarland Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2022)
Post-Form National Conference on Beginning Design Students in College Station, Texas, USA (2021)
Natural Maintenance Cumulus Conference in St. Petersburg, Russia (2020)
Mystic Absurdism, or the Human Paradox University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain (2018)
Design Entrepreneurship Keynote, Business & Design Cycle of Conferences in Pamplona, Spain (2017)
What is Design? University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain (2016)
Sunset Salons: Design Clifton Cultural Arts Center in Cincinnati, OH (2016)
TEACHING & Certifications
Lab Associate and Adjunct Instructor of Design University of Cincinnati in OH, USA (2023 - Current)
Visiting Adjunct Professor of Industrial Design University of Louisiana at Lafayette in LA, USA (2023 - Current)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Industrial Design University of Louisiana at Lafayette in LA, USA (2020 - 2023)
Visiting Professor of Design University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain (2016 - 2019)
Annualized Adjunct Instructor of Design University of Cincinnati in OH, USA (2012 - 2018)
Guest Lecturer: Graphic Design IV Studio University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH, USA (2023)
Guest Lecturer: Industrial Design Department Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, USA (2023)
Guest Juror: Sojourn Envision Arts in Denton, TX, USA (2023)
Guest Critic: Architecture Foundations Studio Midterm Review Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2022)
Guest Critic: Beyond Glitter: Toward a Queer Utopia Options Studio Midterm Review Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2022)
Guest Lecturer: Afrofuturism Seminar Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2022)
Guest Lecturer: Critical Making Studio Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2022)
Guest Critic: Graduate Advanced Architectural Design Studio Final Review University of Texas at Austin in TX, USA (2021)
Guest Critic: Undergraduate Architectural Design Studio Final Review Texas A&M University in College Station, TX, USA (2021)
Guest Critic: Undergraduate Industrial Design Capstone University of Cincinnati in OH, USA (2016 - 2021)
Online Teaching Certification ULearn via University of Louisiana at Lafayette in LA, USA (expected January 2023)
EDUCATION
MFA Studio: Designed Objects School of the Art Institute of Chicago in IL, USA ( 2020)
(New Artist Society Merit Scholar, AIADO Advisory Design Council Award)
BS Industrial Design University of Cincinnati in OH, USA (2009)
(Cincinnatus Merit Scholar)