Walmen Dumaliang

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Freelance Industrial Designer at Misen

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Overview

Walmen Dumaliang is a Brooklyn-based industrial designer and the founder of Walmen, a small-batch home decor brand. A graduate of the Wentworth Institute of Technology, he has a decade of experience partnering with startups and established brands to bring products from concept through to manufacturing.

As a hands-on maker, he designs, produces, and ships his own collection of 3D-printed lighting and objects from his home studio. This gives him a practical, ground-level perspective on the realities of making and selling physical products in the modern market.

He helped design and develop a molded glass "lava lamp unicorn horn" for the A24 film "Death of a Unicorn. "

Personality Overview

Fast Follower

Challenger

Hard To Convince

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

3D-Printed Design
Designs, produces, and sells his own collection of 3D-printed lighting and home goods under his brand, Walmen. His work has been featured in Design Milk.
Brand Collaboration
Has extensive experience as a freelance designer, partnering with diverse brands like Misen (kitchenware), Astrohaus (tech), and Craighill (accessories) on product development.
Concept to Manufacturing
Leads the entire product development process for clients and his own brand, including sketching, CAD, prototyping, manufacturing strategy, packaging systems, and fulfillment.

Media Appearances

Walmen has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Freelance Industrial Designer at Misen
10-2024
Freelance Industrial Designer at Wooj
10-2023 - 9-2025
Freelance Industrial Designer at Astrohaus
4-2019
Founder | Design Lead | Maker at Walmen
4-2019 - 9-2025
Freelance Industrial Designer at Craighill

Education

2010 - 2015
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design (BIND) from Wentworth Institute of Technology
2005 - 2009
Education details unavailable from Rocky Hill School

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Exp : 12 Location : Brooklyn, New York, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Freelance Industrial Designer at Misen
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Insights For Selling To Walmen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport slwly without rushing, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked
  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Walmen is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Walmen

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Walmen move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Walmen take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Walmen

Personality Compatibility


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