Nathan Williams is a Canadian creative director, author and entrepreneur, passionate about taking consumer lifestyle & retail brands to the next level. Global track record as Chief Creative Officer, Creative Director & Publisher (featured in Forbes 30 under 30 & New York Times Best Sellers List) for retail, luxury fashion, publishing & lifestyle brands.
Founded Kinfolk and the “Ouur” apparel, homewares and accessories brand – growing the business from start-up to globally recognised design authority, sold in over 100 countries and connecting a global community of creative professionals from London to Tokyo.
Nathan was appointed Chief Creative Officer of Indigo, Canada’s largest lifestyle and book retailer with 200+ retail doors, effective June 2019 - June 2022. As CCO, he was responsible for Indigo’s product design, marketing, public relations, events, digital content, store design, visual merchandising, and key CSR initiatives including sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Creative accolades include recognition as one of Elle Décor’s Top 10 Influencers in Design, Forbes 30 Under 30 and the Hypebeast 100 list. New York Times bestselling editor with publications spanning interior design, cooking, entrepreneurship and creative direction.
Publications
The Eye, 2018, No. 1 International Best Seller - Fashion & Textile, Amazon’s Best Books of 2018
The Kinfolk Entrepreneur, 2017
The Kinfolk Home, 2015, New York Times Best Seller
The Kinfolk Table, 2013
Select Press
Forbes 30 under 30, 2016
New York Times Bestseller List, 2016
Elle Decor Top 10 Influencers in Design, 2015
Hypebeast 100 List, 2015
The New York Times, Vogue, Forbes, Elle Decor, Creative Review
Lectures
Lens to Layout: Rethinking Art Direction. ECV École d’art et de Design, Aix-en-Provence, 2018
Exhibitions
“Close Contact,” Copenhagen Denmark, 2017
”The Archive,” Copenhagen Denmark, 2018