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 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. He is also a keen photographer and mountaineer, to view recent photos visit flickr.
Chris is currently taking a joint postgraduate course in Industrial Design Engineering (MA + MSc Double Masters) at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London. Amongst the projects undertaken in the first year he has worked with the BBC and Coca-Cola on commercial projects organized by the RCA.
Education
2010 - 2012 | Royal College of Art / Imperial College London - Innovation Design Engineering
2011 - 2011 | Yonsei University / Index Design to Improve Life Summer School - Diploma (4 Week Program)
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
2011 | Design London - Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Design Fellowship
2011 | RSA Student Design Awards - Double Duty Devices | Highly Commended + Most Memorable Student Designer Award - Sting
2010 | Northern Futures | Winners in the 3D Design Category
2010 | The International Design Award | Winner in 4 categories
2009 | Spark Award | Universal Generator + Bronze
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
Exhibitions
2012 | Work in Progress- Royal College of Art, London (26th of January - 5th of February)
2011 | Man Group Drawing Prize Exhibition - Royal College of Art, London
2010 | Noise - Postcard Exhibition - (Charity Exhibition / Auction) - Noise Lab, Manchester
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
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