PROFILE
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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.
In 2009, one of his projects became a nominated finalist in the “Index: Design to improve Life” award and is now part of the award’s world touring exhibition.
Chris received his design education between San Francisco State University in California and Brunel University in London and from which he graduated with a BA in Industrial Design and Technology. Later this year, Chris will be pursuing postgraduate studies in Innovation Design Engineering at the Royal College of Art in London.
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SUBMITTED WORK
Universal Generator
The JCB 'Universal Generator' focuses on a generator that utilises kinetic energy, and can be set-up into each of the users personal situations to charge up the product. Applications such as; being dragged behind cattle, or used to create a wind turbine can be achieved. The scenarios are endless so long as a rotary motion can be created. The generator is a sustainable solution for developing countries with power needs, that will save money, produce a renewable source of energy and potentially increase new possibilities within life.
The JCB 'Universal Generator' focuses on a generator that utilises kinetic energy, and can be set-up into each of the users personal situations to charge up the product. Applications such as; being dragged behind cattle, or used to create a wind turbine can be achieved. The scenarios are endless so long as a rotary motion can be created. The generator is a sustainable solution for developing countries with power needs, that will save money, produce a renewable source of energy and potentially increase new possibilities within life.
Tags: Contextual | JCB | Generator | Universal | developing | countries | world | power | electricity
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Stimuli 3.0 - Intelligent Lighting
The fruition of a 3 year project to create a lighting system whose shape and therefore light output sensitively varies inversely with the surrounding natural light intensity. For example, at dusk, illumination gradually increases as natural light recedes. At the heart of this device is a unique 3 axis gear box which enables this subtle alteration of lighting through an attractive and striking change in form of the device.
The fruition of a 3 year project to create a lighting system whose shape and therefore light output sensitively varies inversely with the surrounding natural light intensity. For example, at dusk, illumination gradually increases as natural light recedes. At the heart of this device is a unique 3 axis gear box which enables this subtle alteration of lighting through an attractive and striking change in form of the device.
Tags: Intelligent | Lighting | Colour | shape | change | changing | gearbox | Bio feedback
