Matthew Waldman (born c. 1965, Queens, New York City) is an American designer and artist currently based in New York City. He is the founder and Chief Designer of the fashion brand Nooka Inc. as well as the President and Creative Director of Berrymatch LLC. Biography Matthew Waldman was born and raised in Briarwood, Queens, New York who had contacts at Seiko recommended that Waldman should contact them with a couple time concepts that he conceived while looking at a clock in London. Seiko manufactured a watch similar to the current Nooka Zoo, however when they closed all their sub-brands Waldman decided to manufacture and sell them himself. In 2004 Waldman launched the Nooka company.<ref name="futurism into design" /> His first clients in North America were MoMA while in Asia it was United Arrows. During that time he also created the interdisciplinary design firm Berrymatch, LLC in 2000 focusing on branding, print and web interactivity. Further reading * The Design Entrepreneur: Turning Graphic Design Into Goods That Sell - , Lita Talarico (Rockport Publishers, 2008)
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