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Alba Bayona

Alba Bayona

Director of Industrial Design at Kohler Mira Ltd., based in Cheltenham, UK, with 15+ years of experience in product and industrial design leadership.

Aug 12, 2026

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I grew within Kingfisher.
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So, um, I think, um, again, what I had learned previously on, on thinking more about the broader elements of a brand, et cetera, when I was working as an industrial designer, um, and there is when I learned really what it is to design something and have a big impact, right? Because we were talking about millions of, of products, and I would question the brief and be like, "Oh, what, uh, I, I would like to change this brief [chuckles] or write this brief."

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Um, and, um, I think a skill I would say ha- that it's not, that comes naturally as a mom, but you need to learn as a mom and as a, um, career-driven person, um, is that, um, you need to know how to...
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Something I've learned recently, which has been incredibly helpful to me, is that, you know, these things could lead to burnout very quickly.

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