My name is Karl Toomey. I’m a designery-creative type, who under the name KTOOMS, enjoys noodling around with playful ideas. For the most part these take the form of proposals, prototypes, provocations and the occasional prank. Please enjoy responsibly.
Me as a pot by Alice Wigley
Press
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Is Playfulness the creative tool we’re not making the most of? It’s Nice That (Opinion piece)
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In The Making: 100 Archive (article)
- Nicer Tuesday (talk)
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AIGA Eye on Design (article)
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This Way Up (feature)
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Pecha Kecha (talk)
- London Design Festival (interview)
- Designer Karl Toomey's new website reveals his secret dark side (interview)
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Karl Toomey’s new book investigates whether large businesses have a sense of humour (interview)
Day job
Alongside my playful activity I work as an independent designer. You can see this work here.