John has 18 years of design industry experience working primarily in the area of Product and Furniture design. He has designed multiple products which have generated in excess of €40m worth of sales and his designs have won several national and international design awards. John’s areas of expertise include general product/ industrial design, design for manufacture, human factors/ user centred design, prototyping, workplace design, commercial furniture design.
John is Assistant Head of School Dublin School of Creative Arts, DIT and founder of DIT CreateLAB, a resource which aims to support industry and entrepreneurs in the development of new products and creation of Intellectual Property through Innovation Vouchers, Innovation Partnerships, Collaborative Research Agreements etc. He is also founder of DIT WorkLAB, a collaborative network of partners who are stakeholders in the Future of Workplace Design. WorkLAB aims to develop a deeper understanding and knowledge of how the design of workspaces can impact how we work.
John is also owner of Made, his own Design Consultancy, he is a regular Juror at the iF (International Forum) Design Awards and is a Past President (2012) of the Institute of Designers in Ireland.