ABOUT..............................................................

mrdeanbrown

INTRODUCTION

Dean Brown is an industrial designer, committed to developing objects and furniture that are simple, playful and engaging through use. Since january 2010 he has been working out of the Fabirca Design Studio, based in Italy. Recent projects include an asymetrical blown glass desk lamp and a change inspired furniture collection - exhibited during ICFF New York and Salone Del Mobile, Milan.

email : info@mrdeanbrown.co.uk
 

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

01/10 - ......... Fabrica. 1 year Design Studio Residency. Treviso, IT
08/08 - 12/09 Audio Can. portable loudspeaker for mp3 players and laptops
06/09 - 08/09 Bespoke Insights Fete. Design research project w/Bespoke team
01/09 - 08/09 Ardler Village Hot Phone. community information product/service
08/08 - 12/08 Fair Isle Lights at Pageant w/Andrew Cook
08/07 - 07/08 Nich Ltd Cabinetology Project w/Colin Burns & Angus Ross
05/07 - 06/07 The Leith Agency. Industry placement acting as design researcher
09/06 - 05/07 The Rituals of Sleeping. honours degree projects
06/02 - 12/02 Part time Design Detailer at Peartree Treehouse Company
 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & TALKS

05/10 Folk Art Museum, exhibiting Down Side Up, w/Fabrica. New York, US
04/10 Piazza Borromeo, exhibiting Down Side Up, w/Fabrica. Milan, IT
04/10 Salone Satellite, exhibiting The Riot Act, w/Fabrica. Milan, IT
04/10 Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche, Chewing Gum Chair, w/Fabrica. Paris, FR
03/09 NESTA Starter for 6, Guest Speaker. Inverness, UK
02/09 TEI 09 conference, exhibiting. Cambridge, UK
12/08 Pageant Gallery, exhibiting Fair Isle Lights. Edinburgh, UK
09/07 Brave Art at the Truman Brewery, London Design Festival, UK
07/07 New Designers, exhibiting the Table with a View. London, UK
 

QUALIFICATIONS

08/03 - 06/07 BSC (Hons 1st Class) Innovative Product Design, University of Dundee
 

TEACHING

11/09 -12/09 Product Design Department. Edinburgh College of Art, UK (part time)
08/07 - 08/09 Innovative Product Design Department, University of Dundee, UK (part time)
11/08 National Museum of Scotland. Mobile Phone workshop with Andy Law. Edinburgh, UK
09/08 - 02/09 Product Design Department. Edinburgh College of Art, UK (part time)
 

CONCEPTUAL SKILLS

Idea generation, Creative Design Research, Design Development through Sketching and Prototyping, Stakeholder Mapping, Concept Visualisation through Sketching and Prototyping, Service Blueprinting, Presenting, Team Working.

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Prototyping and model making in card, wood and blue foam, Sketching, Laser Cutting, Technical Drawing, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Solidworks, Pro Engineer, 'Hands On' Electronics, Photography, Screen Printing.

 

SELECTED AWARDS

01/10 FABRICA, 1 year Design Studio Scholarship. Treviso, IT
06/08 NESTA, Starter for 6 Award, Development and Marketing Funding. Dundee, UK