Designers from Metalab

Independent designer building digital products backed by 12+ years of experience and results.

Crazy how far curiosity can get ya. Self taught.

Gunnar Gray is a multidisciplinary Product Design Lead at Perplexity, based in Minneapolis, MN, with deep expertise spanning visual design, product design, 3D, and motion work. He previously served as a founding designer at Artifact, where he collaborated with Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger to build an AI-powered news discovery engine that was later acquired by Yahoo. Gunnar brings a rare blend of creative versatility and product thinking to the intersection of design and emerging technology.

Daniele is Creative Director and Principal/Staff Designer, originally from sunny Rome and currently based in London.

Companion Studio is a digital product design studio that partners with start-ups and brands to create meaningful new futures through thoughtful design. Notable projects include the AI-powered art advisor Limna, a brand reimagining for the DO Lectures, and collaborative work with Sanity x Shopify, VanMoof, and Cellular Goods. The studio is currently on hiatus and not accepting new projects.

I'm the CEO and General Partner at Metalab, one of the world's top product design agencies, where we help companies build transformative digital products. I've spent over two decades in strategy, design, and business development, working with companies like Google, Slack, Instacart, and Coinbase. I also lead Metalab Ventures, a $15M fund investing in product-led startups.