Duncan Foster Fitzsimons
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Matt Badley
Duncan is a fantastic product designer who really knows his stuff. I was hired by him to create the Monster Monster website (a laptop stand that he designed and built) and working with him was a breeze. He really understands what consumers want and also how products need to be marketed. I would definitely recommend hiring Duncan for your next project!
Clara Gaggero Westaway
Duncan Fitzsimons is the structural poet of Vitamins, he is the man who reinvented the wheel, designing Crossbreed folding wheel!
Matt Badley
Duncan is a fantastic product designer who really knows his stuff. I was hired by him to create the Monster Monster website (a laptop stand that he designed and built) and working with him was a breeze. He really understands what consumers want and also how products need to be marketed. I would definitely recommend hiring Duncan for your next project!
Clara Gaggero Westaway
Duncan Fitzsimons is the structural poet of Vitamins, he is the man who reinvented the wheel, designing Crossbreed folding wheel!
Matt Badley
Duncan is a fantastic product designer who really knows his stuff. I was hired by him to create the Monster Monster website (a laptop stand that he designed and built) and working with him was a breeze. He really understands what consumers want and also how products need to be marketed. I would definitely recommend hiring Duncan for your next project!
Clara Gaggero Westaway
Duncan Fitzsimons is the structural poet of Vitamins, he is the man who reinvented the wheel, designing Crossbreed folding wheel!
Matt Badley
Duncan is a fantastic product designer who really knows his stuff. I was hired by him to create the Monster Monster website (a laptop stand that he designed and built) and working with him was a breeze. He really understands what consumers want and also how products need to be marketed. I would definitely recommend hiring Duncan for your next project!
Clara Gaggero Westaway
Duncan Fitzsimons is the structural poet of Vitamins, he is the man who reinvented the wheel, designing Crossbreed folding wheel!
Experience
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Salar Surgical ltd
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Oct 2014 - Present
Salar Surgical specialises in the design and delivery of innovative surgical products. With a combined experience of over 75 years in clinical medicine, product design and medical device development we are well placed to identify and solve many challenges across surgical and medical fields. http://salarsurgical.com/ Salar Surgical specialises in the design and delivery of innovative surgical products. With a combined experience of over 75 years in clinical medicine, product design and medical device development we are well placed to identify and solve many challenges across surgical and medical fields. http://salarsurgical.com/
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7TH London - Design & Invention
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United Kingdom
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Designer, Director & Founder
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Mar 2014 - Present
7TH Design & Invention studio - creating new products, new ideas and new experiences across a wide range of clients, projects and markets. Invention, Innovation and a new perspective on product design for everything that involves people and technology. http://www.7th-london.com/ 7TH Design & Invention studio - creating new products, new ideas and new experiences across a wide range of clients, projects and markets. Invention, Innovation and a new perspective on product design for everything that involves people and technology. http://www.7th-london.com/
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Winner - Alex Moulton Award
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Jan 2014 - Present
I'm absolutely honoured to have been awarded the Alex Moulton Award this year. http://www.ied.org.uk/awards/alex+moulton+award Thank you so much to everyone at the IED! I'm absolutely honoured to have been awarded the Alex Moulton Award this year. http://www.ied.org.uk/awards/alex+moulton+award Thank you so much to everyone at the IED!
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The RSA (The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce)
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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300 - 400 Employee
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Fellow
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Jul 2012 - Jul 2016
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Design Council
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United Kingdom
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Design
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100 - 200 Employee
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Mentor - Design Council Spark
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Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
Design Council Spark is a new product innovation fund to uncover the UK's next great inventions. Design Council Spark is a new product innovation fund to uncover the UK's next great inventions.
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D&AD
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United Kingdom
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Design Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Judge - Product Design
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Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
D&AD exists to stimulate, enable and award creative excellence in design and advertising. It's an absolute honour to be on the Product Design Judging panel this year. The best mix of inspiring/challenging experience! D&AD exists to stimulate, enable and award creative excellence in design and advertising. It's an absolute honour to be on the Product Design Judging panel this year. The best mix of inspiring/challenging experience!
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Vitamins Design Ltd.
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Fournier Street, Spitalfields, London.
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Director & Founder
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Aug 2007 - Aug 2014
I was co-founder of Vitamins Design Ltd. where I consulted on a range of design projects. The core drive at Vitamins was to provide big impact in a very wide range of industries with simple solutions, always based on a deep understanding of relevant needs. I was co-founder of Vitamins Design Ltd. where I consulted on a range of design projects. The core drive at Vitamins was to provide big impact in a very wide range of industries with simple solutions, always based on a deep understanding of relevant needs.
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ICON magazine
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United Kingdom
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Winner - Product Design of the Year
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Nov 2013 - Dec 2013
The Morph Folding Wheel has won Product Design of the Year at this years awards - http://www.iconmagazineawards.com/product-design-of-the-year http://www.7th-london.com/awards/ The Morph Folding Wheel has won Product Design of the Year at this years awards - http://www.iconmagazineawards.com/product-design-of-the-year http://www.7th-london.com/awards/
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the Design Museum
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United Kingdom
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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100 - 200 Employee
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Winner - Design of the Year, Transport.
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Feb 2013 - Jun 2013
http://www.7th-london.com/awards/ http://www.7th-london.com/awards/
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Royal College of Art
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United Kingdom
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Design Services
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700 & Above Employee
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James Dyson Innovation Fellow
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Sep 2009 - Sep 2011
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Innovation Associate
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2007 - Dec 2010
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Olympus Corporation of the Americas
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant designer
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Mar 2008 - Mar 2009
Consulting on design for manufacture and the design of new medical products. Consulting on design for manufacture and the design of new medical products.
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Inventor/Aviator
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2008 - 2008
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Saatchi & Saatchi
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Finalist
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2008 - 2008
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Finalist
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2008 - 2008
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Design Engineer
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2004 - 2004
Developed the new TF wide-bodied tourer model for the NG range car range. Developed the new TF wide-bodied tourer model for the NG range car range.
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Renault Group
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France
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Researcher in Cognitive Ergonomics
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2003 - 2004
With ever increasing levels of technology being included in car designs, there is an urgent need to address how these technologies affect drivability and driver distraction levels. I led a research project into understanding the ease of learning to use new technologies in cars and how this learning process affects driver awareness and attention. With ever increasing levels of technology being included in car designs, there is an urgent need to address how these technologies affect drivability and driver distraction levels. I led a research project into understanding the ease of learning to use new technologies in cars and how this learning process affects driver awareness and attention.
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Education
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Royal College of Art
MA, Industrial Design Engineering -
University of Bath
MEng, Mechanical Engineering and Design with French