Henrik Jensfelt

Designer | Design Leader | Design-driven Innovation | 25 years of helping companies create new meanings that people love

Stockholm, Sweden
I lead the product design, user experience, and digital transformation for products and services within consumer goods and electronics, specializing in outdoor lifestyle, smart connected products, and wearables. Why? Because I love to create innovative solutions with the power to improve the everyday lives of millions of people worldwide.

Entrepreneurial at heart with a solid track record of delivering world-class product design, leading global design and cross-functional teams, developing and executing innovation and design strategies, driving and implementing change in turnaround and growth phases.

I'm customer-oriented, skilled in communications, well-structured, and empathetic, with solid morale.

Design Director | VP Design | Design Leadership | Digital Transformation | Smart Home | Wearables | Premium Audio | Sports, Outdoors & Wellbeing

Work Experience

Dometic

Global Design Director

Leading Dometic's world-class product design team.

Creative Direction, Design Strategy, Concept Development, Industrial Design, CMF Design, UX/UI Design, Product Graphics, Systems Thinking, Team Building, Coaching & Mentoring.

Being on the move is a growing trend all over the world. More and more people are choosing a mobile lifestyle — on land or at sea. Some like to get away for the day, others for weeks. We call it mobile living.

Dometic is a global company providing great solutions to satisfy people’s essential needs when living mobile. We offer smart, reliable products with outstanding design. Our mission is simple. To make mobile living easy.Leading Dometic's world-class product design team. Creative Direction, Design Strategy, Concept Development, Industrial Design, CMF Design, UX/UI Design, Product Graphics, Systems Thinking, Team Building, Coaching & Mentoring. Being on the move is a growing trend all over the world. More and more people are choosing a mobile lifestyle — on land or at sea. Some like to get away for the day, others for weeks. We call it mobile living. Dometic is a global company providing great solutions to satisfy people’s essential needs when living mobile. We offer smart, reliable products with outstanding design. Our mission is simple. To make mobile living easy.
September 2022 - Present Stockholm, Sweden

Dometic

Head of Product Design

Leading Dometic's world-class product design team as interim Head of Product Design.
October 2021 - September 2022 Stockholm, Sweden

Henrik Jensfelt Design

Design Director, Executive Consultant & Advisor | Industrial Design, Brand & CX

Product design and development. I apply two decades of innovative design practice, deep industry experience, and customer insights expertise — continuously progressing. In close collaboration with my clients, I help envision new products and genuinely creative customer experiences.

• Drive growth, creating iconic, industry-leading products, and customer experiences within wearable consumer electronics, audio-visual, connected devices, sports gear, lifestyle & luxury goods, lighting, furniture, and toys.

• Ignite successful product innovation with extensive experience in strategic design, product road mapping, brand identity, design language systems, industrial design, UX, product development, advanced manufacturing, and team leadership.

• Collaborate with bold companies and impact organizations, looking for innovative, authentic, and sustainable solutions – Sony, Ericsson, Ikea, Essity, Bega, T-mobile, Facebook to name a few.

Learn more at henrikjensfelt.com
May 2020 - Present Stockholm, Sweden

Sigma Connectivity

Chief Creative Director

As Chief Creative Director at Sigma Connectivity, I reinforce and build the creative capabilities of Sigma Connectivity, helping clients uncover opportunities and solve complex challenges. In this active, hands-on role I lead ideation with cross-functional teams, provide creative direction to designers and work with project managers, engineers, and business unit managers to implement designs and make experiences real for our clients and their customers.
April 2018 - May 2020 Sweden

Sigma Connectivity

Head of Design

Establishing a Sigma Design Labs by incorporating design thinking and a human centered design approach to the innovation services of Sigma Connectivity. Member of the management team, leading the design team.
September 2015 - April 2018 Lund, Sweden

Sony

Senior Design Manager

Responsible for leading and directing the product design team of Sony Mobile Sweden. Delivering Sony world-class signature design achieving great success in launching several new products at CES, MWC, and IFA.
June 2012 - August 2015 Lund, Sweden

Sony

Senior Creative Designer

Responsible to lead, create, and deliver on the pipeline, advanced, and special project assignments for smartphones and other smart devices – leading advance concept creation, material and manufacturing innovation.
June 2012 - August 2015 Lund, Sweden

Sony Ericsson

Senior Creative Designer

Responsible for delivering Sony Ericsson world-class product design. To lead, create, and deliver on the pipeline, advanced, and special project assignments for smartphones and other devices.
June 2010 - October 2012 Sweden

Sony Ericsson

Head of UX Creative Design Center

Responsible for setting up, leading, and directing the UX Creative Design Center of Sony Ericsson in China - recruiting and heading up a full team of Industrial Design, Color&Material Design, UI/Interaction Design. Designed and completed 13 mobile phones in 18 months, all launched on time globally.
June 2007 - August 2010 China

Sony Ericsson

Industrial Design Manager

Responsible for leading and directing the industrial design of all Sony Ericsson high-end products; worked hands-on as an industrial designer on several of the projects.
January 2004 - June 2007 Sweden

Sony Ericsson

Creative Producer

Responsible for the industrial design of the high-end portfolio of Sony Ericsson. Worked hands-on as an industrial designer on several key projects.
October 2001 - January 2004 Sweden

Ericsson

Senior Industrial Designer

Responsible industrial designer of mobile phone and accessory projects. A core member of the Sony+Ericsson joint venture design team.
August 1999 - October 2001 Lund, Sweden

Ericsson

Product Innovator and Planner

Responsible for establishing a new product category for Ericsson accessories - IMAGEWARE - including the industrial design of all products in the portfolio.
August 1997 - August 1999 Sweden

T Design AB

Industrial Designer

Responsible industrial designer for projects within lighting-, medical-, interior-, transportation-, and consumer products.
January 1996 - June 1997 Jonkoping, Sweden

Education

Konstfack

MFA Industrial Design

August 1991 - June 1995 Sweden

Parsons The New School For Design

MFA Product Design

July 1993 - January 1994 New York, United States

Swedish Army

Chief of Platoon, Swedish Armed Forces

15 months of training leading a platoon of 30 soldiers in the armed forces. Military training used to be mandatory by Swedish law.
Activities and Societies: Awarded best-in-class
June 1990 - August 1991 Sweden

Bromma Gymnasium

High School Graduation, Natural Sciences Program

Studied highest level of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology as well as social sciences and languages.
Activities and Societies: Soccer, Track&Field, Chemistry
August 1986 - June 1990 Stockholm, Sweden

Languages

Swedish (Native),
English (Fluent),
French (Conversational),
Chinese (Beginner),

Awards

IF Product Design Award

T715 Mobile Phone

2010

IF Product Design Award

S312 Mobile Phone

2010

IF Product Design Award

W950 Smartphone

2007

Red Dot Awards - Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen

W950 Smartphone

2007

IF Product Design Award

M600 Smartphone

2007

IF Product Design Award

K750 Cyber-Shot Mobile Phone

2006

Red Dot Awards - Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen

T630 Camera Phone

2003

Emmy Award

Best International Documentary

1996

Apple Inc.

Apple Interface Design Project

1994

Skills

3D Visualization, Adobe Creative Suite, Alias Studio Tools, Art Direction, Communication Skills, Concept Design, Concept Development, Connected Devices, Connected Services, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, Design Management, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Disruptive Technologies, Experience Design, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Internet Of Things, Keyshot, Leadership, Mobile Devices, Product Design, Product Development, Solid Works, User Experience,