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Lauryn Morris

Design, Product, Innovation Leader | Intelligent Hardware, Emerging Tech, Circularity | ex-Snap

About Me

www.laurynmorris.com. I'm a Design and Product leader with nearly 20 years of experience. I transform complexity into beauty, building intelligent products that feel effortless, intuitive, and beneficial. I thrive at the intersection of hardware, software, and emerging tech, combining deep product sense and design rigor with interdisciplinary teams building high-clarity products. My work spans shaping multiple generations of intelligent wearables enabling hands-free computing at Snap Inc., to founding NICE, a climatetech venture pioneering EV battery reuse and circular supply chains for electrification. I am a Fast Company "Most Creative People in Business" honoree, co-inventor on 14 patents, and Cannes Lions gold and silver award winner.

Jurisdiction

United States

Notable Employer

  • Manager of Design & Product Strategy, Spectacles at Snap Inc.

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Industrial Designer
2006 - 2008

Industrial design roles (full time and contract), designing consumer electronics, medical devices, and lifestyle products for global brands. Built expertise in form development and prototyping.

Industrial Designer
2008 - 2014

Designed and developed eyewear collections for global fashion and lifestyle brands at two of the world’s largest eyewear manufacturers. > Designed luxury eyewear collections for Michael Kors, DvF, Zac Posen and others. > Developed expertise in premium materials and manufacturing processes. > Managed international vendor relationships across China, Japan, and Italy. > Built foundational expertise in 3D modeling, illustration, CMF (color, material, finish), and ergonomics.

Manager of Design & Product Strategy, SpectaclesNotable
2014 - 2022

Hired as employee #120 at Snapchat to lead product design for Spectacles, initially reporting to the CEO. Became founding member of Snap Lab (Snap's hardware R&D group) as the company went public and scaled. > Built and led cross-functional design organization spanning industrial design, CMF, UI/UX, product management, prototyping, and user research. > Defined Snap’s wearables product vision and roadmaps, evolving the lineup into a strategic platform that advanced their long-term spatial computing ambitions. > Guided decisions on technical trade-offs, representing design from prototyping through production. > Created GTM strategy with Marketing: brick and mortar retail, e-commerce, pop-up retail, packaging. > Product design resulted in 3 Gold Cannes Lions; named on 14 patents. Profiled by Fast Company.

Founder & Chief Design Officer
2022 - Present

Founded a circular economy venture reimagining EV component reuse—from kit-based gas-to-electric vehicle conversions to a B2B certification platform for reclaimed high-voltage parts. > Designed and built physical prototypes and pilot vehicles using reclaimed EV components. > Validated market demand and technical feasibility; awarded Best SUV at Electrify Expo 2024. > Created certification platform and e-commerce marketplace for tested, traceable components. > Raised $500k in non-dilutive funding; completed pilot with LA Cleantech Incubator (LACI) > Led brand end-to-end; earned press coverage in Fast Company, EV Builder’s Guide, and Electrify News.

Education

Degree of B.Sc. Industrial DesignCalifornia State University, Long Beach
2001 - 2006

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Languages

English