Kevin vonKluck is the founder of KvK Design based in Chicago

Kevin’s designs have been recognized for innovation, engineering, and finishes and featured in museum exhibitions, galleries, trade publications, and books; “High Touch” by Robert Janjigian and “The Lighting Book” by Deyan Sudjic.

Kevin is a recipient of the prestigious I.S.F.D. Pinnacle Product Design Award and has received numerous other awards for his designs, artwork, and photography.

Kevin has spoken as a panel member on lighting at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago and as a panel member on product design at the Ice House in Denver, CO.

Kevin has extensive hands-on & on-site international experience in materials and product development working directly with factories in China, Vietnam, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, India, Africa, Mexico, Honduras, Spain and Italy.

AWARDS & EXHIBITS

  • The I.S.F.D. Pinnacle Product Design Award

  • The I.B.D. /Neocon Product Design Award

  • The A.S.I.D. Product Design Award

  • Design selected  for  the “Material Pleasures, Furniture for a Post-Modern Age” exhibition at the Queens Museum, NY

  • Design selected for the “High Touch” exhibit at the Clodagh, Ross Williams Gallery, New York, NY

  • Publications; “High Touch” by Robert Janjigian and “The Lighting Book” by Deyan Sudjic.

  • International Design Market, Lighting Panel Member at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago

  • Denver Design Exchange, Product Design Panel Member at The Icehouse in Denver, CO

  • Group painting exhibition at the Zolla Lieberman Gallery in Chicago

  • Original KvK painting selected as part of the permanent traveling exhibition for the Ryan J. Licht Foundation

  • Painting selected and exhibited at the prestigious “New Horizons in Art” exhibit at the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center

  • Design selected for the “Materials: Hard & Soft” exhibit by the National Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition

  • First Place in painting from the “National Small Painting” exhibit at the W. F. Mullaly Gallery in Birmingham, MI

  • National Sculpture Exhibit, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC – work selected for one year traveling exhibition.

  • Sculpture commissions for Bank of America, Goldberg and Brumbaugh and Stastny and Associates

  • Solo exhibit at the University of Illinois Krannert Fine Arts Museum in Champaign, IL.

  • First graduate student in Sculpture to receive the coveted Mary C. McClellan Art Fellowship from the University of Illinois that funded traveling and studying abroad in Europe, Morocco and Israel for one year.

  • Numerous bronze portrait sculpture commissions for private clients.

  • Art work included in many private collections

  • 2023, Horchow - Neiman Marcus selected a KvK design to be featured in a custom finish as a 50th Anniversary Special Edition product

Design is an exercise in faith and trust.

LICENSES & COLLABORATIONS

  • Hartford Prospect Lighting

  • Peg Tom

  • Nielsen & Bainbridge

  • Minoff Lamp

  • Kichler

  • Juno Lighting

  • Alkco Lighting

  • John-Richard

  • Harris Lamp

  • Halo Lighting

  • BOYD Lighting

  • Basic Concept

  • Appleton Lamplighter

  • Rembrandt Lamp