Francesca Birch
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About
I graduated at coventry university with honours for a degree in Industrial Product Design (Mdes) after completing 4 years (Bsc/Mdes) with a professional enhancement year.
During this placement year I worked for Ino-Plaz, a Hull born company who specialise in acrylic & solid surface design, fabrication and manufacture. (4 months, UK)
I also worked as a product design intern for Emo design, a product design consultancy based in Vittorio Veneto. (7 months, Italy)
I currently work at ultra design studio, skujeneice and have completed projects through my freelancer design status.
I am very passionate about all areas of design, which I feel benefits me as a designer to be able to not just visualise the aesthetics of a product, but to understand every aspect that needs to be taken into consideration. I take a particular interest in - materials, process and user centred design. -
Education
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Mdes/Bsc Industrial Product DesignCoventry University2011 - 2015
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art, biology, chemistry A LevelsBeverley High School2004 - 2011At Beverley high school i received 10 GCSES A*-B and 3 A-Levels in Art, Biology and Chemistry
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Experience
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Master of Design (Mdes)Coventry UniversityCoventry, United KingdomSep 2011 - Jun 2015 (3 years 9 months)Graduated with honours in Industrial product design, Master of design, after undertaking 4 years of study with a professional enhancement year. Modules that I completed include; Product Design for Making, product design exploration, 3D modelling, PD engineering, PD specialist skills, professional ID studies 1+ 2, beginners Italian, post beginners Italian and Adobe illustrator: introduction to digital illustration.
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Product Design InternVittorio Veneto, ItalyMay 2014 - Nov 2014 (6 months)I worked on numerous projects as part of a team ranging from bathroom furniture and accessories, to motorised basketball hoops and scooter top boxes. During my time at Emo Design I developed many skills including CAD, Adobe, sketching, ideation and model making. These skills were developed as the consultancy works for each project; through the whole process of design, working with the client to maintain a close relationship and develop a product as close to their requirements and ideas as possible.
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Industrial Design InternHull, United KingdomJan 2014 - Apr 2014 (3 months)Worked on a number of independent external design projects for the company to expand their current product range into other markets. Products included a range of solid surface sinks, acrylic and solid surface furniture. I was also responsible for the companies online graphics and product photography.
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Awards
In 2013 I took part in the design competition 'the future of automotive interior lighting' run by Philips research centre - Eindhoven and was awarded a prize for my concept.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@fabirch, member since 2013
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