David Schuemann is the Owner and Creative Director of CF Napa Brand Design. He earned his BFA in Graphic Design at the university of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and started his career shortly after in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he worked for the US record label K-Tel Records and later Carlson Marketing Group, one of the largest ad agencies in the world. Early in his career, David fell in love with wine while working at many restaurants as a wine trainer and server, at the time he also became an avid personal collector. In 2000 Schuemann moved to San Francisco and joined Addison Branding as its Design Director. There he oversaw packaging and large corporate identity projects, including the complete rebranding of Hawaiian Airlines and its fleet of airplanes. Soon thereafter, Schuemann found the perfect marriage of his passions for wine and design, becoming the Creative Director for CF Napa Brand Design and a few years later purchasing the firm.
Over the past decade, Schuemann has led CF Napa Brand Design to become one of the world’s preeminent brand agencies specializing in wine, spirits, and beer. During that time, CF Napa has created some of the fastest-growing and most successful brands in the world. The firm’s work has earned international recognition from almost every major design competition in the world and has been showcased in some of the most prestigious museums, including the Museum of Modern Art. CF Napa’s work is part of the permanent collection at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum at the Smithsonian in New York City, and the permanent collection of the American Design Archives at the Denver Art Museum.