Head of Design at Shift Design & Strategy AB

Pär Bergström

Gothenburg, Sweden

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Master Graduate from Royal College of Art, London, 1993.

1994-1995 Volvo Cars working with advanced concepts and responsible for the driving environment of the S80 - XC90 range.

Received multiple design awards for various products while at Shift Design & Strategy and Hampf Industrial Design.

Awarded Red Dot Award 2012

Awarded THE GRAND DESIGN AWARD 2011

Awarded THE MDEA AWARD 2010

Awarded THE GRAND DESIGN AWARD 2006.

I strive to always upgrade my skills as a designer and expanding my network of friends and professionals.
Education
- MDes Design engineering
  
  Royal College of Art
  
  1991 - 1993
- BSc Innovation engineering
  
  Halmstad University
  
  1988 - 1991
Experience
- Head of Design
  
  Shift Design & Strategy AB
  
  Jan 2009 - Present (17 years 6 months)
  
  Hampf Design AB and Stinct Design AB merged the 1/1 2009 and became Shift design and Strategy AB.
- Senior designer
  
  Hampf Industrial Design AB
  
  Jun 1999 - Dec 2008 (9 years 6 months)
  
  Brand enhancement through design. Strategic design management and planning.
- HMI coordinator
  
  Volvo Cars
  
  May 1995 - Jun 1999 (4 years 1 month)
  
  Interface and human factors coordinator at the advanced concept department and developer of the driving environment of the Volvo S80 - XC90.
- Design engineer
  
  Rücker Nord AB
  
  Mar 1994 - May 1995 (1 year 2 months)
  
  Design engineer consultant
  worked for various clients mainly within the automotive sector.
Awards

2011 The Grand Design Award

2010 MDEAward Silver

2009 Power Pylon Design award

2006 The Grand Design Award

2001 Excellent Swedish Design Award

2001 NyTeknik Design award

1993 The Allen Penguine award

1992 The Wallenberg Award

1991 The Wallenberg Award
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Pär Bergström

Industrial Designer - Intermediate

Brand Design Lead