Peter Muller is a practicing industrial designer with over a decade of experience in product development across a wide range of industries and product categories. His work has been featured in major publications including Wired, Forbes, HuffPost, TechCrunch, Food Network, Serious Eats, and Cool Hunting, and has received numerous industry awards.
He currently leads the industrial design department at Design Integrity, a full-service product development consultancy with focus on conceptual design, innovative problem-solving, and complex engineering. During his career, Peter has worked to develop products for clients such as GE, Eli Lilly, Stryker, SC Johnson, Radio Flyer, Motorola, Napa, Miller Electric, Snap-On Tools, Craftsman, Broan, Hobart, Kohler, Swanstone, McDonald’s, Keurig, Starbucks, and many others. Two of his projects at Mars Wrigley have earned Good Design Awards, and he has been named inventor/co-inventor on over 20 design and utility patents.
As a design educator, Peter brings his industry experience directly into the classroom. He’s participated in ConnectID, the UIC School of Design’s student mentorship program, as long as he’s worked professionally, and has guest lectured at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Purdue University, and Notre Dame.