KinektdesignReviews of kinektdesign.com

As mentioned here, Glen is extremely toxic and abusive to his clients and aam glaad kinekt design doesnot exist anymore

I was a big fan of Kinect Design gear rings when they first came out in 2010. I wore mine religiously and bought seven or eight over the years. They were great quality and always a conversation starter. I even referred friends and purchased other pieces, like the Rachel necklace. Then things went downhill fast. I paid $275 for a pre-order of the Kinector necklace pendant in Jan 2023 that was supposed to ship for valentines day, but never delivered. When I asked about it, the replies got bizarre—rambling, evasive, and flat-out weird. He refused to ship my order or refund my money. I even filed a small claims lawsuit against Kinect Design and Glenn Lieberman, but I doubt it will matter. He’s basically out of business, website is 404, and his ranting newsletters have ceased to fill my inbox. you can buy a similar ring on Temu for $8, although it takes several months of spinning the ring to get it to spin smoothly like the ones out the door from Kinekt. What started as a great small company has collapsed into paranoia, broken promises, and nonsense. It seems that he's screwed over his entire staff and is now a one-man operation. It’s sad to watch, but let’s be honest—he turned into an a$$hole.

Just checking back in to say this company sucks, he sucks, do not buy his products. I got a charge back on my card so make sure to reach out to your card company when he inevitably scams you

I gave a very negative review in November 2024 based on interaction with the owner, Glen. I like all the products I have from his company, but his person to person interactions were toxic. Unexpectedly I received a notice from him…and he sent my previously paid for item in the mail. So I need to update my review…and wish him well.

If I could give no stars. i would....I paid $140 to Glen Liberman at Kinekt back in September 2024 for a Red Ziggy, a fidget object. Through countless email threads, wacky promises, crazy emails (the last of which was 2 weeks ago), even veiled threats,then apologies, offers of making a deal and sending me 2 rings, etc.. He kept saying that it would be mailed, that there was an issue with the packaging (he even sent a video as proof). Said I didn't pay him in real cash, it would be mailed on his time, even said that the Ziggy was made but he's not going to send it to me....then an hour later he emailed me and said he would and I'll have it soon. Well, another two weeks went by and today I decided once again to email him....well, he is OUT OF BUSINESS. My email to him bounced back, and there is no longer a kinekt website. He was thrown off Kickstarter when he tried to fund the campaign for the Ziggy. I own two rings from Kinekt (the gear ring and the rachel ring, and two necklaces,no issues with them and very nice designs. A once innovative company is down the drain. I am out $140 dollars...I believe I used paypal, but because it's over 180 days I am out of money. I am so mad....and I am trying to find a way to get the money back.

Another designer passing through that didn't get paid. The founder became enraged when I refused to do work for free after I calmly stated that additional work beyond what we agreed to would require additional time and money. After this altercation the pending payment for work I had done that whole month was denied. The illustration used in the founders Patreon is stolen, work that I did and was never compensated for. The new product announced in newsletters utilised my imagery and 3D design work, more material I was never paid for. If you bought a 'Superkinektor' ticket and read in the newsletter you would be receiving one in the mail soon I'm sorry to say that design work was again mine and not compensated. I had not yet sent those design files before being denied payment so you are not likely to receive anything for a while. The founder oscillated between white hot rage, accusing me of stealing his work and threatening to bill me $500 an hour for every moment I had spent working for him, and desperate attempts to reconcile, stating "I still love you even if you hate me." He berated me about the amount of money he had spent on projects I had developed at his behest. He said I was "shutting him down" like a “liberal”, seemingly unable to comprehend that not paying me after agreeing to do so is a cold stop to any working relationship. I thought of anyone a conservative would understand that? This unprofessional and strange conduct was the cherry on top of having my work and time stolen. After being bombarded by emails for another week, with sentiments as changeable as the wind, I just stated I would not be reading any more correspondence until my invoice was paid. I received a torrent of 11 emails over the couple of days afterwards, which I will not be reading. The founder claims the main issue with the creative industry is that everyone is “liberal” but the only person I have been defrauded by so far is the conspiratorial transphobic bigot with a history of screwing over designers and customers. He may feel the "elite satanic marxists" are out to get him and that Trustpilot serves no purpose because it doesn’t make anything, but it does a pretty good job of steering people away from unstable egomaniacs that will steal their money. Just like word of mouth back in the good old days, only this reaches further and faster. I originally bought a gear ring set and was even sent a replacement when one wore out during my time there, which was a really nice gesture. An example of the "hot and cold" personality you will be dealing with. The design is interesting and the materials quality. The ideas and projects I worked on were genuinely exciting and novel. But I can't recommend any financial interaction with this company given its reputation. I would usually never encourage you buy from anyone but an original designer, but if you genuinely want a gear ring it is likely the knockoff sellers on Etsy and AliExpress will give you better customer service and have scammed less people over their lifetimes. I am happy to edit this review if the founder can demonstrate it to be false by paying my invoice, but I don't think he will. Until then this remains as a warning to all potential customers and especially young designers he may approach. Avoid at all costs lest you lose your money, time and sanity.

Since Glen's refusal to honor his contract, I have reported kinektdesign.com to the FTC. If you have been defrauded by Glen, I encourage you to do so as well.

I wish I could give negative stars. Glen Liberman is a scam and a fraud. I was hired as a designer for Kinekt and he is now refusing to pay what he owes me. A debt collection has been notified but want to warn everyone.