Creative Direction + Photography
Product + Spatial Design

Project:
Client:
Type:
Year: The ShakerBall
Wieden+Kennedy x Hennessy x LeBron James
Product Design 
2024



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Project:
Client:
Type:
Year: The Untitled Folder Purse
Nik Bentel Studio
Product Design + Creative Direction
2025



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Client:
Type:
Year: The World Bag
World
Product Design + Spatial Design
2025


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Client:
Type:
Year: Lidl x Lidl
Lidl + The Romans
Product Design 
2025



Project:
Client:
Type: 
Year:  The Emergency Stool
Nik Bentel Studio x CANVAS
Product Design + Creative Direction
2023



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Client:
Type:
Year: Ghebbi
AD—WO 
Spatial Design
2023



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Client:
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Year: Gramercy Park Office
CANVAS
Spatial Design
2022



Project:
Client:
Type:
Year: unknown, unknown
Studio &
Spatial Design
2023



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Client:
Type:
Year: Long Span Bunk Bed
CANVAS
Product Design + Spatial Design
2022



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Client:
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Year: Sightlines
AD—WO
Spatial Design
2023



Project:
Client:
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Year: More Than a Box
CANVAS
Product Design + Spatial Design
2022




Gene Lee Han
About


Gene Lee Han is a Creative Director and a Product + Spatial Designer with a multidisciplinary background in both technical and conceptual design allowing him to contribute to studios ranging from art, architecture, fashion, and product design. 

Over the past 4 Years, Gene has led the creative direction and R&D for over 50+ products, produced 2 exhibitions, and designed 12 spatial designs in 4 different countries (Cities include 
NYC, Chicago, Tokyo, Venice, and Berlin).



Contact
EmailInstagramLinkedIn              


Education
Master of Architecture
Columbia University - GSAPP 
2019 - 2022


Bachelor of Science: Architectural Studies 
University of Pittsburgh
2015 - 2019


Employment Co-Founder
CANVAS2020 - Present


Creative Director 
Nik Bentel Studio2023 - 2026


Designer
AD–WO2022 - 2023


Designer
Studio &2022 - 2023



Selected ClientsArt OMI
Bic EZ Reach x Snoop Dogg
Martha Stewart
DoorDash
Google Play
Lidl 
MSCHF 
Nivea
Uber Eats
Wieden+Kennedy x Hennessey x Lebron James
World


Skills
Adobe Creative Suite 
AutoCAD
Creative Direction
Figma
Model Making
Product Photography
Rhino
Set Design
SketchUp
3D Printing


Exhibitions
Sightlines on Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa,Bard Graduate Center,
AD—WO,
2023

Ghebbi,18th Venice Biennale,
AD—WO,
2023

unknown, unknown,18th Venice Biennale,
Studio &,
2023




Press
Radical Rethinking at Biennale: Africa and the Future Share Pride of PlaceBy Christopher Hawthorne, 
New York Times
2023
               




Last Updated 25.12.18




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The Tati Bag
Nik Bentel Studio
Creative Direction
2025




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Gobstomper: Dremel Edition
MSCHF
Creative Direction
2023



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The Orb Bag
Nik Bentel Studio
Product Design + Creative Direction
2024


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Year:The Croissant Handbag
Lidl
Creative Direction
2024




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The RC Car Bag
Nik Bentel Studio
Creative Direction + Product Design
2025



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The Speaker & Mixer Bag
Nik Bentel Studio
Creative Direction + Product Design
2025


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Year: The Floppy Disk Wallet
Nik Bentel Studio
Creative Direction + Product Design
2025




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Year:Tea for Two
Nik Bentel Studio
Creative Direction
2025




Project:
Client:
Type:
Year:The Cloud Hoodie
Nik Bentel Studio
Creative Direction + Product Design
2024




Project:
Client:
Type:
Year:The Camocore Bag
Nik Bentel Studio
Creative Direction + Product Photography
2025




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Type:
Year:The Milk Bag
Nik Bentel Studio
Creative Direction + Product Photography
2025




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The Triple Birk
Nik Bentel Studio
Creative Direction + Product Photography
2025



Project:
Client:
Type:
Year:The Bloom Candle
Nik Bentel Studio
Creative Direction + Product Photography
2025



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