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Tim Kobe graduated with honors in
Environmental Design from Art Center College
of Design in Pasadena. He began working on
world’s fairs, corporate exhibitions, and special
events with Herb Rosenthal and Associates and
at the American Broadcasting Companies in
Los Angeles. In 1982 he worked with Murray
Gelberg in New York. Later he moved to San
Francisco to work on exhibition and retail design
with The Burdick Group.

In 1987, Kobe co-founded West Office Design
Associates, and was responsible for the master
planning of museums and for the design of
several international exhibitions. In 1991,
as founding principal of Eight Inc. (formerly
KobeOu Associates), Kobe expanded the scope
of the office to include architecture, both
commercial and residential, retail and office
design, exhibitions and, product design and
development. Many projects have received
international design awards and have been
published in Asia, Europe, and the United States.

Tim Kobe has lectured about strategy,
environmental and industrial design at the
SEGD Annual Conference, San Francisco, Sibos,
Osaka, World Architectural Festival, Barcelona
and Singapore, Next Bank Asia, Hong Kong;
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, the
California College of Arts and Crafts, San
Francisco, the San Francisco Academy of Art,
and at the IDSA Awards Presentation. He has
taught environmental and industrial design at
the California College of Arts and Crafts and at
the San Francisco Academy of Art.