Ray is the
Principal of the Project Development firm, KOH/2. He
founded KOH/2 to serve as a private firm working with only
a handful of clients that share in his commitment to
restore vision and meaningful statements into the world.
Working through a complex model between real estate and
development, design and creative direction, his mission is
to reclaim positions that are often responsible for
cultural devaluation.
From 2006-2009, Ray taught
Product Design at Parsons The New School for Design.
Together with Thomas McKay, they pioneered a new course
that explored the intersection of information design and
content. Prior to teaching at Parsons, he has lectured on
branding and product design at Philadelphia University’s
Industrial Design department.
In January 2007, Ray became the Managing Director of the
Real Estate Design/Development Group KKM/D. KKM/D has
building and design projects in New York and is working
with clients in Rome, Tel Aviv, Barcelona, and New York.
Between 2004-2006, he established his vision as a creative
resource for innovative new American design. He has been
commissioned by Target on multiple occasions. His past
clients include Target’s marketing department, Donna Karan,
DKNY, the Museum of Modern Art, the Cooper Hewitt National
Design Museum, Boym Partners, Counts Media + Entertainment,
Moss, New York City’s MTA, Nike and Starwood Resorts.
In 1994, he received a BA in Architecture and a BA in Art
History from Columbia University (having virtually
completed the entire Master of Architecture coursework
prior to completing his BA). Prior to that in 1992, he
received a Diploma from the Parsons School of Design. From
1994-1996, he studied Architecture at Harvard University’s
Graduate School of Design where he earned the prestigious
GSD Academic Scholarships two years in a row. He is the
2-time recipient of the Accent on Design award winning once
for Best Collection. The Accent on Design Award is an
industry award given for excellence in innovation,
function, originality and design.
Now, let’s delete all of the aforementioned.
As Bruce Mau says: “Forget
about good. Good is a known quantity.
Good is what we all agree on. Growth is not necessarily
good. Growth is an exploration of unlit recesses that may
or may not yield to our research. As long as you stick to
good you'll never have real growth.”
Ray is firmly committed to the intersection between design,
research, and market space.