Ariel Churi is an accomplished inventor, designer, and educator based in New York City. His expertise lies in brand strategy and innovation consultancy, where he focuses on designing and manufacturing original educational kits and hi-tech toys. He is the founder and partner of Sparkle Labs and an adjunct professor at Parsons The New School for Design, where he teaches students in the Design + Management and Design and Technology Departments.

Ariel has worked with prominent organizations like Landor, Razorfish, Ogilvy & Mather, Rapp Collins, and Wonderland in his 12-year-long career. He holds a Bachelor's degree in printmaking from The University of the Arts and a Master's degree in Interactive Telecommunications Program from New York University. Ariel's work has been featured in numerous exhibitions worldwide, and he recently held a solo show in SOHO, NYC.