D avid Wiener grew up tinkering, inventing and building all manner of ‘things,’ from a gas-powered go-kart at 12 to a hydroplane at 14 to a world speed record vehicle at 20. As a student, David majored in art and engineering, studied aerodynamics and was the subject of a PBS documentary. After school, David worked for Engineer of the Century, Paul MacCready, before launching his own company, W2 Design in 1982, later to be known as David Wiener Ventures, in Westport, Connecticut. Now located in Park City, Utah, David’s work has involved everything from cars and bikes to aircraft, high fashion, furniture and furnishings, electronics, audio, music products, and more recently, apps, encryption and petroleum cleansing systems.
D avid is also responsible for iconic brand development and globally known work for the U.S. Ski Team, Columbia PFG clothing, Ben & Jerry’s, Nike, Ferrari, Porsche, SoundTube Speakers and many others. David’s career as a designer, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur has provided an endless series of exciting products, businesses, licenses and associations with global brands and elite sports teams. Also an artist, David’s artwork has been exhibited in New York, Paris, Florence, Tokyo and Seoul, and is in the private collections of celebrities, F1 stars and major corporations. Through all of his work, David’s driving goals have been simple:
Vision. Innovation. Performance. Style. Commitment.
Artist. Designer. Entrepreneur. And Back.
I n his teens, David Wiener was one of the youngest professional photographers in America, shooting the exciting worlds of Formula One, the Indianapolis 500, the America’s Cup and the US Open. Later, becoming an internationally recognized designer with clients such as Ferrari, Porsche, Beymen, Nike and Columbia, creating innovative and iconic products. David’s work helped him develop an intriguing vision of the world, resulting in one of his latest mediums: fine art prints that use photographs to push the viewer to see art in the often overlooked details of architecture, technology, nature and other subject matter. He has exhibited his work internationally and has created commissioned pieces for private collectors and corporate clients.
F rom photographer to designer and engineer to entrepreneur and back to art, the overriding fuel is creativity and passion - for all things that are unique, that move, roll, fly, enhance and inspire. David’s ideas and breadth of vision even extends into writing. With so many years of creating marketing pieces, manuals, presentations and an endless stream of business documents, David has turned his writing to a book on the realities of serial entrepreneurship, taking his own story and weaving an intense, fun, humorous – and at times, scary – tale that will make seasoned entrepreneurs and business people smile and give budding newbies pause.
D David Wiener’s products, clothing, furniture, vehicles and art are in the private collections of Jean Todt, Michael Schumacher, Kimi Räikkönen, Sanjay Dutt, Alan Parsons, Pat Metheny, Ferrari SpA, Porsche and the Mandarin Oriental, and are standard fixtures in global chains such as Starbucks, The GAP, Old Navy, Disney and numerous others.
David works from studios in Park City, Utah. When he’s not working, David is active in all the things that inspire his work: skiing, saltwater fly-fishing, playing guitar, bird hunting, racing cars and mountain biking. Some of his best ideas are inspired by time spent laughing, cooking and drinking Jack Daniel’s with clients, friends and family.
About David Wiener Ventures
David Wiener Ventures is a think tank for innovative design and business opportunities. DWV brings these programs to fruition through carefully integrated design, engineering, production, marketing, sales, product positioning and corporate identity development. DWV brings this unique mix of expertise and innovation to its own products and to the companies that it assists. From the early days in 1982 to today, DWV has been a source of high visibility, exciting and unique creations.
O ver the past 35+ years, DWV has created iconic products, logos and brands for such global names as Ferrari, the U.S. Ski Team, Columbia Sportswear, Ben & Jerry’s, Nike, BMW, Ganassi Racing, and many others. DWV has been the subject of countless international media stories, as well as a PBS documentary, Human Power, about David’s attempt on the human powered world speed record with vehicles he engineered and built as part of his college thesis.
When Ferrari legend, Jean Todt, endorsed the Art.Engine and program, DWV became an Official Licensing Partner of Ferrari SpA – a dream come true. And for Ferrari, the Art.Engine represented the first ground up product created solely for them, with Ferrari aesthetics and performance central to the product and image. Ferrari went so far as to promote the Art.Engine as a piece of art. A limited edition of 1,000 pieces and a price tag of $20,000 each.
