Orlando Mathias

THE BLEND

About Orlando Mathias

Orlando Mathias is a truly hands-on designer traversing the full breadth of product innovation from Strategy through to the nitty gritty of design & prototyping. He has led product innovation projects with Meta, Samsung 's Design Studio, and worked alongside Google's team on their gestural technology. He has now funded THE BLEND a design firm championing a physical first approach helping organisations anticipate and design our blended future. In this conversation, XR AI Spotlight discovered:
- What is his ideation and design process
- His experience with Snap Spectacles
- What are the lessons he learned from working with those who understand the physical space much better than digital designers
- How to avoid the biggest mistake you can make when designing spatial interactions and interfaces
- What he learned from leading teams during high-stakes design projects

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Orlando Mathias

Orlando Mathias

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By | September 10, 2025