(Season TWO) Andrew Forkes

20/12/2021 10 min

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Episode Synopsis

Andrew is a Designer and Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design &  Course Director for the London South Bank University Bsc Product Design  program. He  currently divides his time between Academia and is principal designer  for the research and development studio for a German medical device  manufacturer.
He studied at Central (St Martins) School of Art and Design and  graduated from the renowned Industrial Design Engineering course in  1990, Prior to his tenure at LSBU Andrew worked in the design and development industry working on a broad range of product typologies.
He has worked for  some of the most respected design consultancies such as IDEO London, was  a design and development consultant at Concord:Marlin lighting and  collaborated with disciplines as broad as DJ’s,  ergonomists, teachers, graphic designers, typographers, architects,  engineers, ‘marketeers’ and entomologists.
Andrew  currently collaborates with Susana Soares on the 'Insects au Gratin'  project and they have recently presented their project 'The future of  Carnism' exhibited online https://climate-2021.com/iwwdn-climate-exhibition/