Creative Director and Founder at Thomas Buchanan LimitedTeaching Fellow at the Centre for Innovation, University of Bristol
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Shortlisted for founder/entrepreneur of the year 2017 at The Sparkies
Part of the Centre for Innovation team that won the Vice Chancellor's Award for Education 2017
TALKS AND KEYNOTES
2017
International Festival of Journalism – Perugia, Italy'Newsthings' – Panel with Alison Gow, John Mills, Sarah Hartley
2016
Being There, Humans and Robot in Public Spaces Conference – Bristol, UK'Protagonists and their Robots' – Lightning TalkThis Happened Bristol: The Forge – Bristol, UKwith Patrick Stevenson-Keating, Stefan Goodchild, Elie Lakin, Sam Hill – Co-ProducerHyper Island Experience Design Lab – London, UK'Emerging Technology'– SpeakerSXSW – Austin TX, USA‘Subtle Interfaces: Designing For Calm Tech’ – Panel with Pete Bennett, Verity McIntosh, Chloe MeineckInteraction16 – Helsinki, Finland‘Prototyping The Internet Of Things’ – Facilitator with Martin CharlierHyper Island – Manchester, UK‘Experience Prototyping‘ – Talk + Workshop FacilitatorTech North, University of Sheffield and KAIST, Sheffield, UK‘Ideation + Experience Prototyping’ – Facilitator
2015This Happened Bristol, Hygge – Bristol, UKwith Ben Alun-Jones, Katherine Jewkes, Ivor Williams, Coco Sato – Co-ProducerThis Happened Bristol, Secret Garden – Bristol, UKwith Stuart Wood, Vanessa Harden, David McGoran, Annette Mees – Co-ProducerHyper Island – Manchester, UK‘Experience Prototyping With Video‘ – Talk + Workshop FacilitatorO’Reilly Solid – San Francisco, USA‘Prototyping User Experiences For Connected Products’ – Facilitator with Martin CharlierBristol City Council – Bristol, UK'IoT Landscape’ – Introductory TalkThis Happened Bristol, Top Of Colston Tower – Bristol, UKwith Gavin Strange, Martin Skelly, Di Mainstone, Melodie Leung – Co-Producer2014British Council + Korea Foundation Catalyst – Seoul, Korea‘Ideas Lab’ – FacilitatorBeing There: Humans And Robots In Public Spaces – Bristol, UK‘Ideas Lab’ – Facilitator
Hyper Island – Manchester, UK‘Experience Design‘ – TalkUnbox Labs: Future Cities – National Institute Of Design, Ahmedabad, India – Co-ProducerCrafts Council Make:Shift – London, UK‘Tools & Iot In Craft, Design And Making – Panel Chair
Ogilvy Lab Live – London, UK‘Disruption In Innovation’ – Keynote
O’Reilly Solid – San Francisco, USA‘UX In IoT: A Collaborative Approach’ – Keynote
Design In Action – New Lanark, UK‘Rural Scotland Ideas Lab’ – Invited Designer2013Arts Council England – Bristol, UK‘IoT Prototyping’ – Facilitator
SXSW – Austin TX, USA‘Pitchforks And Printed Electronics’ – Panel with Paul Egglestone, Garrett Goodman, Nick WhiteREACT Objects Sandbox – Cardiff, Exeter, Bristol, UK‘IoT Ideas Labs’ – ProducerFascinate Conference – Falmouth, UK‘Exploring IoT And Craft’ – Producer2012Playful Iot Futures Unconference BBC R&D – Manchester, UK‘Interactive Newsprint’ – TalkNational Institute Of Design – Ahmedabad, India‘Physical Apps’ – Workshop Facilitator with Jon RogersMaklab – Glasgow, UK‘Paper Electronics Using Conductive Inks’ – Facilitator with Mike ShorterGlasgow School of Art – Glasgow, UK‘Hitech, Lo-Tech’ – TalkSotheby’s MA Contemporary Design – London, UK‘Digital Within Design’ – Talk2009Istituto Europeo Di Design, Master Design Innovation – Madrid, SpainWorkshop Facilitator with Hannes Koch
EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
2016Bristol Festival of Ideas and Bristol 800 – Bristol, UKWork in Progress Show – 'Tailoring Composites'
BOB Bristol – St. George's, Bristol, UKWith Make Works Bristol and Bath
The Good Home Project at London Design Festival – Digital Catapult Centre, LondonExhibiting Raincloud.
The Good Home Project at Digital Design Weekend, LDF – Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonExhibiting Raincloud.
Twitter Live – LondonShowcasing 'Mind Controlled Beer Pouring Robot'2015UNMADE Store Private View – Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, UKStore DesignerThe Rooms Festival – Bristol, UKContributing ProducerBeer Innovation Summit – Birmingham, UKExhibitor with the Mind-Controlled Beer Pouring RobotGreat Festival Of Creativity – Shanghai, ChinaDelegate, Invited By UKTIREACT Play Sandbox Work in Progress – Watershed, Bristol, UKExhibitor2014London Design Festival, ‘Objects Sandbox Showcase At Christie’s’ – London, UKProducerDigital Design Weekend LDF, ‘Objects Sandbox Prototypes At V&A’ – London, UKProducerObjects Sandbox Work In Progress Show – Watershed, Bristol, UKProducer2013Edinburgh Science Festival, Late Lab – InSpace, Edinburgh, UKParticipantMIT Media Lab, Soundcloud, Knight Foundation At SXSW – Austin, TX, USAExhibitor with Interactive NewsprintInternational Space Apps Challenge – MetOffice ExeterParticipant2012Mozfest, Fieldguide ‘Making The Web Physical’ – London UKProducer / DesignerLondon Design Festival, Fieldguide ‘LDF’ – London UKProducer / DesignerPhysical Open News Hack Jam With Mozilla – Dundee Contemporary Art Centre, UKCo-ProducerCulture Hack Scotland – Sync, Glasgow UKParticipant And Winner Of ‘Best Product Hack’International Space Apps Challenge – MetOffice, Exeter UKParticipant and UK Winner2011Physical App Store – Mozilla Festival, London UKCo-Designed for MSc Student work exhibitSwarm Study III – Installation at V&A Museum, London, UKProduction Designer (Random Intl.)Reflex – Window Installation at Wellcome Trust, London, UKProduction Designer (Random Intl.)Duplex – Installation at Bloomberg with Arts Co., London, UKProduct Designer (Random Intl.)2010Sketch Kucha, Ron Arad – The Barbican, London UKCo-Producer (Random Intl.)Design Miami With Carpenters Workshop Gallery – Miami USAProduction Designer (Random Intl.)‘Behaviour Of Objects’ Random International – CWG, London, UKProduction Designer (Random Intl.)Design Miami Basel, Designers Of The Future – Basel, SwitzerlandJunior Designer, (Random Intl.)Art Brussels, Solo Work – Galerie Volker Diehl, Brussells, BelgiumJunior Designer (Random Intl.)Design Vertigo, Spazio Fendi – Salone Del Mobile, Milan ItalyJunior Designer (Random Intl.)2009British Library ‘Points Of View’ – London UKExhibit Designer (Random Intl.)Decode – V&A, London, UKJunior Designer (Random Intl.)La Noche En Blanco ‘Pixel Roller’ – Centro Cultural Galileo, Madrid, SpainPerformer / Exhibitor (Random Intl.)Cube List Pop-Up Store – Paris, Berlin, LondonPerformer / Exhibitor (Random Intl.)Pad London ‘Solo Work’ – London UKJunior Designer (Random Intl.)New Designers – London, UKExhibitor
