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BEN WILSON
Industrial Product Design
Currently working as a freelance product/industrial designer.
Past and present clients include, Levis, Nike, Adidas, Artemide, Ron Arad Associates, Land Rover,
Audi, Footlocker and Olympus amongst others. Work three days a week inhouse freelance designer for
Daka/Sinclar Research.My work has been exhibited and published worldwide. Currently on lecture tour across the UK and abroad, discussing past work, brands and clients. |
| Education |
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Royal College Of Art - MA in Design Products.Historical and Critical studies: awarded distinction for dissertation ‘Lowrider Customisation’ Manchester Metropolitan University - BA Honours in Three Dimensional Design, Wood, Metal, Ceramics and Glass.Awarded MMU Travel Bursary to research lowrider Culture in California, USA (1997) Barnet College - BTEC National Diploma in Three Dimensional Design.
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| Awards |
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2003
Shortlisted for Peugeot Design Award OXO Tower
2001
Awarded Lord Snowdon Prize RCADesign for our Future Selves Compertition Helen Hamlyn Boarders Book Prize RCA 1999 Shortlisted for Peugeot Design Award OXO Tower
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| Experience |
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2003
Freelancer product design Daka research UKPoint of sale work for Nike Air Max Reasearch Fellowship Helen Hamlyn RCA 2002
Concept branding work for Coca-colaFilm work Land Rover/ingeni Customised trainers for Footlocker/Adidas Cypress-Hill bike Sony/Columbia Quad Cam-rig Ron Arad Associates/Light Surgeons Proposed suspension lights Artemide/Italy 2001
Designers Block FilmDesigned and developed camera rig prototypes Mike Figgis/Hotel 2000
5 Week Internship at Creneau International Design, BelgiumFreelance work for McCann Ericson Advertising Agency Interactive Window Display for Levis Flagship Store, London Developed Project with Ron Arad Associates Freelance Work for JFL Design Part-time Lecturing, Barnet College Wheeled Projects, commissioned by various clients, - Arc Store, Paris, Style Co Tokyo, Levis Europe, Sony Columbia, Prince of Saudi Arabia, other private clients. |
| Exhibitions |
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2003 ICFF New YorkArt and interious Prague 2002
The 1st China Quindao International Design Festival including lectureDesigners Block OXO Tower Wharf APW Camouflage Baroque 2001
Six Visions MDS/G Issey Miyake Tokyo including lectureAdorn Equip Leicester City Art Gallery 2000
(2000-2001) Millennium Dome Journey ZoneMi-Carizon Brick Lane London 1999
WINNING - The Design of Sport Mc Clellan Galleries, GlassgowClerkenwell House Exhibition 1998
New Designers Buissness Design Centre IslingtonBond Clothing Shop Soho |
| Media Exposure |
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2002
Featured in Spoon (Design Book) - December 2002Wired - December 2002 Daily Telegraph - September 2002 Blueprint - September 2002 Design Week - September 2002 Financial Times - September 2002 American Cinematographer - March 2002 Domus - February 2002 2001
Domus - October 2001Jockey Slut - October 2001 i-d - September 2001 Blueprint - September 2001 Observer (Forward 3) - July 2001 2000
Agency Business Tomorrow’s Design ClassicsBig Cheese Max French Style Magazine 1999
Slave Channel 4 Style ProgrammeBig Breakfast Channel 4 Innovation Slot Bravo Sky TV Jazz FM and Classic FM Radio Interviews The Inderpendent Magazine Esquire Magazine The List Magazine Lowdown Magazine Chopper Magazine The Hot One Boys Toys Magazine The Times Millennium Weekend Status Greek Lifestyle Magazine i-d Magazine Modern Transport Norwegian publication Stuff Magazine 1998
Carlton Digital TVBBC1 Breakfast TV Innovation Slot FX Magazine Demon Dispatches Magazine Arena Magazine The Inderpendent Magazine Total Bike Magazine Pulp Magazine |