About this blog

To learn more about Karl Ivan and to gain feedback from our loyal customer base, we’ve added a blog to keep our online brand chatter rolling.

This is where we want to hear any ideas from you, our customers, and where you can find updates in the progress of the Karl Ivan brand and its founders, Ryan Brady and Alex Ekberg.

Ryan Brady


Ryan is a Canadian native with a very diverse industry background ranging from Engineering, Health Care, Ergonomics, Design and Trading. Following completion of his degree in Ergonomics from University of Waterloo, Canada, he pursued international ambitions and completed his Masters of Design – China Markets at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Ryan is the Co-founder and Chief Designer of Karl Ivan. He oversees all design and brand aspects including the sourcing of top quality raw materials from around the globe and first-hand quality control of each and every product.

Contact Ryan at ryan.brady@karlivan.com

Alex Ekberg

Alexander is a Swedish entrepreneur with an international background in business and investment in USA, Hong Kong/China and England. Alexander completed his Master Degree in Physics Engineering at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. It was here he undertook and exchange program through the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Alexander is the Co-founder of Karl Ivan and manages the European sale channel and finance.

Contact Alex at alex.ekberg@karlivan.com