Since graduation in 2008, Chris has freelanced and worked with consultancies on a range of design and engineering projects, including the engineering of kinetic sculptures, the systems design of large scale light instillations, and the commercialization of products for mass production including his own graduate project "Sting" with Brunel University. Recently his personal and collaborative work has focused more towards humanitarian issues.
His passion for design and all things mechanical, in particular, comes from a lifetime of building things. His 'hands-on' approach to design has brought to life many unusual pieces of experimental design.
Later this year, Chris will be pursuing a joint postgraduate course in Industrial Design Engineering (MA + MSc Double Masters) at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London.
Education
2010 - 2012 | Royal College of Art / Imperial College London - Industrial Design Engineering
2004 - 2008 | Brunel University - BA Industrial Design and Technology, - 1st Class (Hons)
2006 - 2007 | San Francisco State University (Bilateral Exchange Year)
1997 - 2004 | St Marys RC High School, Derbyshire - 3 A-Levels - Design & Technology, Art & Design, Information & Technology.
Awards / Recognition
2010 | Northern Futures | Winners in the 3D Design Category
2010 | The International Design Award | Winner in 5 categories
2009 | Spark Award | Silver - Universal Generator + Bronze - Sting
2009 | INDEX - Design to Improve Life | Community Category Finalist - Universal Generator
2009 |The Lighting Association Awards | Second Place + Philips Award - Stimuli 3.0
2008 | Noise Feastival | Tom Dixons Curators Choice - Universal Generator
2008 | Made in Brunel – HSBC Award | Honourable mentions - Sting Project
Exhibitions
2010 | The Lottory Of Birth - (Charity Exhibition / Auction) - London School of Economics2010 | The Lighting Association - Home Interiors Show - Birmingham NEC
2009 - 2010 | INDEX - Design to Improve Life - World Tour - Copenhagen, Seoul, Singapore.........
2009 | Feel the Planet Earth - Cifial Design Award Exhbition - Portugal
2009 | Inovation Labs - Next 06 - Get Lost - Aarhus
2008 | Made in Brunel – London Design Week - London
2008 | New Designers - London
2008 | Made in Brunel – 08 - London