ABOUT RICHARD MANVILLE

Richard Manville has designed and consulted on many many projects in industries ranging from toys to luxury fragrance. He has a deep and expansive experience in global brand, product and packaging development in all tiers of the consumer spectrum.

Having held leadership positions for companies such as Mattel, TimeWarner, Turner Broadcasting and luxury brand Agraria San Francisco (collaborating with other luxury brands Baccarat, Harrod’s, Louis Vuitton), he has a rare proficiency in management of the big picture as well as the execution of the fine detail.

Some clients have included Paramount, Dreamworks, Westfield, Mattel, OldNavy, Project Angel Food, Dayna Decker, Charlotte Moss, Michael S Smith, and Agraria San Francisco.

Recognized as an innovator with work featured in Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Fast Company, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor and more.

Prior executive positions at Mattel, Inc. included leading global brand identity development for Barbie, as well as invention, design, and development of Ello, Mattel’s only break-through category construction toy created for girls. Leadership roles for Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Turner/Hanna-Barbera, included responsibility for brand identity development of Cartoon Network Hanna-Barbera Classic Characters, classic film properties Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind, and WB’s action properties Batman and Robin, and Superman.

His 13 years in NYC included partnership in design firm Manville, Bakacs, Santana developing product concepts and branding for Estée Lauder, Elizabeth Arden, Liz Claiborne, Macy’s and The Gap.

Earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Communication Design from Parsons School of Design as well as studies in industrial design at The Cooper Union.

Born and raised in Washington D.C., a museum rat and full-time student of all things creative… Painting instruction at Corcoran School of Art, print making at The National Portrait Gallery, sculpture, dance, music, and Shakespeare training at The National Cathedral.