"Helen Kerr was born in 1959 and grew up in Montréal. She has a Bachelor of Environmental Science from the University of Waterloo and graduated from the Ontario College of Art in Industrial Design in 1988. She worked at the Ontario Science Centre prior to establishing Kerr Keller Design. She teaches industrial design at the Ontario College of Art."

"In the early nineties, Kerr Keller Design in Toronto established itself as a leader in designing sophisticated and stylish kitchen products. The company follows a playful approach but tempers with practical problem solving.

[...] Helen Kerr was awarded a Bachelor of Environmental Science from the University of Waterloo and graduated from OCA in 1988, where she currently teaches. Umbra became their first significant client, producing one of Miles Keller's student projects, a sleek plastic dustpan with snap-in-brush (1990). Between 1990 and 1998, Kerr Keller designed more than forty products, and their work contributed to Umbra's pre-eminence in the housewares industry. Kerr keller also designed furniture, including the Talking side table for Nienkämper (1995) and the Chit Chat chair for Keilhauer (1996), which won the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) bronze award (1997).

[...] Helen Kerr continues to run the firm, now known as Kerr and Company. under her direction it has expanded into metal product design for Browne & Company and the Soshu flatware collection for Gourmet Settings (1999). in a male-dominated profession, Kerr has played an important role in making industrial design a viable career for women."