Director, Xenophya Design

Ian Wride

Newcastle, United Kingdom

Follow
Contact
Save to list

About

Xenophya Design was established in 2001 to specialise in design and development for the motorcycle industry. We are proud to have worked with some of the best known brands in the industry on award winning projects including:

Rider Power Survey Winner 2014 (Triumph Explorer)

Indian bike of the year 2014 (Royal Enfield Continental GT)

Most Beautiful Bike of the Year, Top Gear Magazine India (Royal Enfield Continental GT)

Best 125cc Motorcycle, Motorcycle News Awards 2013 (Rieju RS3)

Bike Exif bike of the year 2012 (Triumph Speed Twin Concept)

Founders Mark Wells and Ian Wride have been immersed in various parts of the motorcycle world for over 10 years, graduating with Honours in Transport Design and establishing Xenophya design in 2001.

Xenophya now employs a full time staff of 5 alongside a network of experienced and passionate designers, engineers and service providers working towards the goal of becoming the premier port of call for outsourcing motorcycle design services in Europe.
Education
- BA(Hons) Transporation Design
  
  Northumbria University
  
  1997 - 2000
- Horsforth School
  
  1990 - 1997
Experience
- Head, Industrial Design UK
  
  Royal Enfield
  
  United Kingdom
  
  Feb 2015 - Present (9 years 9 months)
- Director
  
  Xenophya Design
  
  Dec 2001 - Feb 2015 (13 years 2 months)
  
  Providing product planning, concept design and modelmaking for OEMs in Europe, Asia and USA
- Partner
  
  Phyabrand
  
  2008 - Feb 2015 (6 years 3 months)
  
  In 2008, in response to a growing amount of 2D and promotional work we divided the Graphic Design side of Xenophya into a separate brand. Phyabrand provides graphic design for print and screen, including in house large format display printing.
  
  Continuing the tradition of Xenophya, Phyabrand specialises in the motorcycle and automotive industries though has customers in a wide range of markets, from plumbing to legal firms.
Affiliations

Motorcycle Design Association
Industries
- Transportation
Skills
Elsewhere on the Web
- n
On Coroflot

@ianwride, member since 2008
- Following 16
- Followers 100

Ian Wride

Assistant Professor - Educator, Communication Design, Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design

Systems Administrator, Visible Futures Lab (VFL)