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.