Jim Contois
Jim’s work emphasizes simplicity, thoughtful materials, and proportion while elevating the end user’s experience.
A graduate of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Jim Contois began his career designing architectural building products at Armstrong World Industries. He later shifted his focus to contract furniture, working as a designer for KI before managing industrial design at Allsteel. Since 2008, he has led his own studio and developed products for office, education, healthcare, retail, scientific, and residential markets. His clients include SurfaceWorks, Arcadia, Indiana Furniture, HON, Ghent, Trendway, Valley Design, Allsteel, ArtcoBell, and CCN.
Jim believes his role is to balance the needs of the manufacturer, designer, and end user in ways that create desirable products for the marketplace. His work emphasizes simplicity, thoughtful materials, and proportion while elevating the end user’s experience. In addition to product development, he has supported clients with product planning, market development, marketing materials, and showroom design.
