David Turpin
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I am an industrial designer with over 25 years of experience. My career took me to Hong Kong, where I lived from 1996 to 2006. During this time, I worked for three years for a watch manufacturer, contributing to the development of collections, including for Carrefour and Casino France. In 1999, I founded my own design agency, Bleu Ltd, where my role was to present product ideas to my clients in various fields, such as watchmaking, consumer devices and electronics, office accessories, promotional gifts, furniture, and luggage, or to create designs based on their specific requests.
My expertise covers the entire project lifecycle, starting from the early stages with initial sketches and continuing through the detailed phases of design development, 3D modeling, and renderings.
Recent projects:
Faucet designs for Kohler and Jacob Delafon | France
Waiter corkscrew for Horns Wine | USA
Toilet brush for one of Gembah customer | USA
Soap dispenser for one of Gembah customer | USA
Scrub brush for one of Gembah customer | USA
Tile designs for Fogazza Pavimenti | Italy
Tile designs for LaClave Spain | Spain
Packaging and industrial design for Gembah | USA
Furniture designs for Bellus Design | Hong Kong
Electric Folding Bike design for FLIT BIKE | United Kingdom
LED light designs for Bellus Design | Hong Kong
Branding for Bellus Design | Hong Kong
Branding for FLIT.bike | United Kingdom
Door hardware for Doganlar | Turkey -
Education
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no ArtArt school of Le Mans1989 - 1992.Art history .Sculpture .Painting .Photography
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Experience
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Self-employedMumbles, United KingdomOct 2010 - Present (14 years 1 month)My expertise extends across the entire project lifecycle, from initial sketches to design development, 3D modeling, and renderings.
My diverse portfolio encompasses the design of products in various sectors, including consumer electronics, home accessories, mobile devices, connected devices, watches, and transportation.
.Faucet design for Kohler & Jacob Delafon | France
.Tile design for Fogazza pavimenti | Italy
.Furniture design for Bellus-Design Ltd | Hong Kong | www.bellus-design.com
.3D tiles for LaClave | Spain | www.laclavespain.com
.Packaging and industrial design for Gembah | USA | www.gembah.com
.Aroma diffuser design for Naeo aroma Ltd | Hong Kong | www.naeo-aroma.co.uk
Design of a lightweight folding electric bike for FLIT | UK | www.flit.bike
FLIT, a start-up based in Cambridge, I closely work with the engineers to be sure that every detail and shape is optimised for the manufacturing process and to ensure the product is aesthetically beautiful. -
Self-employedDavid Turpin DesignerFranceJan 2006 - Sep 2009 (3 years 8 months).Design of a line of handsets for Native Union | Hong Kong | www.nativeunion.com
Through those designs, I helped Native Union to launch their brand.
.Mobile phones and UMPC concepts for Innovative Converged Devices | USA
.Aroma diffuser designs for Ultransmit | China
.Consumer electronics for Hedworth Ltd | Hong Kong
.iPhone pouch designs for Fonexion | Spain -
Self-employedBleu LtdHong Kong, Hong KongJan 1999 - Dec 2005 (6 years 11 months)Responsible of the creation for Hedworth Ltd (electronic gift design),
Area plus Ltd (Desk gadget design), Aerotime Ltd (watch & clock design), Philips (Graphic design)
My role: I had to propose product ideas to those customers and work closely with their engineers.
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Industrial designerHong Kong, Hong KongAug 1996 - Dec 1999 (3 years 4 months)Responsible for the creation of collections for Carrefour, Leclerc, Cousteau
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DesignerHD PartnersParis, FranceSep 1992 - Dec 1995 (3 years 3 months).Responsible for the creation of collections for SNCF, La poste
.Designer for the promotional market
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Awards
Good design award 2011 for the BT Curve - Handset for Native Union
iLounge Best of show 2011 for the BT Curve.
Design plus winner 2012 for the BT Curve.
Hong Kong Smart Gifts Design Awards in 2011 for the BT Curve.
Design and IP champion for the Flit bike - 2019 -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@DavidTurpin, member since 2020
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