ALENA ST. JAMES was born in 1963 and became a designer in Los Angeles, USA. Immediately after her design studies, she started her exciting career.
Following initial successful creative jobs, she quickly became responsible for designing major lifestyle brands, soon to be followed by her own studio and consulting company. Even as a businesswoman, she never loses sight of her ultimate intent: simple, convincing design.
ACME Studios is an international product design company founded in Los Angeles 1985. The success factor is the intensive cooperation with globally recognized architects, designers, artists, foundations, estates and institutions. In 1997, ACME released their first collection of fine writing tools.
The company's founders, Adrian Olabuenaga and Lesley Bailey, launched ACME in 1985 with a collection of jewelry designed by Peter Shire, a member of the world-renowned Memphis Group. This graduated to working with all fourteen Memphis Designers such as Andrea Branzi, Michele De Lucchi and Ettore Sottsass.