Nate Grubbs is generally a nice guy.
Hello, I’m Nate Grubbs.
I'm a product and UX designer, passionate about creating unique and creative experiences. My skills have been enriched by diverse cross-cultural work experiences.
My creativity was born in North Carolina. School gave me a BFA in Design and a BS in Industrial Technology. Portland kept me weird. Amsterdam honed my directness. Seattle sharpened my pragmatism. My Irish wife, Claire, keeps me humble and joyful. Together we enjoy a full life with our two little girls.
Give me a moment, and I’ll chat about a new book I’m reading, or the vinyl I’m listening to. I collect those as well as useful/less facts and dad jokes. I can talk shop and the weather – if it comes down to that.
N. Carolina
I found a solid entry to the creative life by studying photography under Byron Baldwin, who’s students have won the Pulitzer Prize and other awards. At Appalachian State University, I gained a BFA in Graphic Design, and a BS in Industrial Technology.
Portland
I moved to the Northwest in 2004 to join Razorfish. Three years later, a project photographing for an NGO in East Africa led me to freelance. I continued working with Razorfish, while making the rounds at other studios like Second Story, Pollinate, and Liquid.
Amsterdam
To jumpstart my creative life, I sold most of my possessions and moved to Holland for seven years. I freelanced with Philips TV, Philips Design, as well as some time with frog. In 2016, I joined a small product invention lab called Handmade where I helped build experiences for Dell, Logi, and Ikea.
(*photo of building on this page was my home–yet 100 years before I lived there.)
Seattle
Currently, I’m a Senior Product Designer at Hubble Network where I lead and advocate for design. We are the first company in the world to make a Bluetooth data transmission to a satellite.
I’ve worked for some of the best product design consultancies in the Northwest, including Teague and Tactile. I’ve built digital interfaces for astronauts and helped companies like Starbucks and Panasonic implement digital-physical products.
