In this bonus episode of the Your FIDM Story podcast, FIDM Senior Writer Gigi Hooghkirk talks with FIDM alumna Kim Culmone. Since February 2019, Kim has served as the Senior Vice President, and Global Head of Design for Barbie and Fashion Dolls at Mattel Inc. Kim is entrusted with the creative direction of Mattel’s flagship brand Barbie – a category leader in innovation and a source of inspiration to children around the world for over 60 years.

Listen along as Kim talks about her FIDM Story, her career with Mattel Inc., and a new dynamic partnership between the Barbie brand and French luxury fashion label Balmain, launching a new global ready-to-wear fashion and accessories collection. The venture also marks the first time Barbie is entering the digital art world, dropping three one-of-a-kind NFTs.