Jiaru Lin is currently the Head of Design at Amaffi in New York. She has worked with brands such as Tom Ford, Gucci, Balmain, Louis Vuitton, Coach, ZARA, Comme des Garçons, and Maison Margiela. Her design excellence has been recognized globally, earning prestigious awards like the iF International Design Award from Germany and the A’ Design International Award from Italy. Jiaru has also served as a juror for 15 international design competitions, including the ADC Art Directors Club Awards Jury in the USA and the Indigo Design Awards Jury in the Netherlands. She holds an M.S. degree in Communications/Packaging Design from Pratt Institute in New York. Her diverse portfolio spans art direction, branding, product design, packaging design, graphic design, digital design, social media content, photoshoots, visual merchandising, event design, game design, art curating, and teaching. Certified in the AI Products and Services Design program from MIT, Jiaru is passionate about innovation, sustainability, artificial intelligence, crypto, science, and volunteering. Her love for travel and culinary exploration fuels her creativity and inspires her work. Jiaru’s boundless curiosity and passion for life are integral to her creative approach.