About
Explorer of possibilities. Design is not only the manifestation of a physical object but a way of thinking.
Brook is an entrepreneurial industrial designer with over 10 years of professional design and branding experience. Continually forging new grounds with his entrepreneurial spirit he looks for new and different design approaches to problems. Concept orientated and working mainly in automotive, footwear, product design and branding, he has worked on projects for many Fortune 500 companies including: Audi, Adobe, Daimler Benz, Frog Design, Nike, Volkswagen, Fila, Herman Miller, Delta Sky, BMW, Adidas, Hasbro/ Transformers, General Motors/ Chevrolet, SATA, Mobsteel, Hewlett Packard, Mattel/ Hot Wheels, VW, Victorianox/ Swiss Army, Sony Entertainment, Nike, Phat Farm, Microsoft, Toshiba, Panasonic, Decathlon, Autorama and more.
Brook currently helps run Middlecott with his partner Judith. Together along with their team of highly talented partners they create award winning brands and designs from their Downtown Detroit studio. Brook is also the founder of the live design contest, a Fight Club of Design; the Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment where 'the best sketch wins'. www.middlecott.com
Working and living in the US and Europe, Brook has gained valuable international design experience from countries; Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria as well as in China and India. Graduating in 2000 from UKs' Coventry University Transportation Design course, he created a sound foundation from which he has built his design career. More recently Brook has completed grad school from the CCS (College fro Creative Studies) MFA Transport Design program at the top of his class.
As well as being named on several US patents as the inventor he has been featured in a number of periodicals and won several design awards like Peugeot Design Competition, Michelin Challenge Design, Car Design News/ General Motors Interactive Design Challenge. Brook has been featured in a number of books, magazines and websites such as Time Magazine, Wired, Edge, MG World, Maxim Fashion, CARR, Car Design News, Car Body Design, Core 77, Jalopnik, Automobile Magazine, Lurning Curves, Concept Kicks, and more. Brook is a yearly judge docent for the EyesOn Design wards.
Brook has worked with big name brands like, Nike, Adidas, Mattel/ Hot Wheels, Delta Airlines, General Motors, Ford, Hasbro/ Transformers, BASF, UAW, Audi, VW, Daimler. Mercedes Trucks North America, Sony Entertainment, Fila Sport SpA, Puma and may others.
Brooks specialties are rooted in sketching and rendering concepts: art direction, vehicle design, consumer electronics, footwear design, product design, sketching, illustration, concept design, branding, soft goods design. Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, In-Design , Rhino3D, basic Alias Automotive, Alias Sketch, Alias Sketchbook Pro, Hypershot, Bunkspeed . Brook also has experience with product development in China, Europe, India and the USA.
So sick man
Thanks all!
thats killer man, love the strakes.
really like the venting aft of the front wheel on these Brook!
Nice presentation and subtle use of contrast. I like how you kept the focal point on the closest car while still having a lot of detail and depth in the background.
VERY NICE
You have been working some serious magic lately Brook!
Ahhh,,,the rims in action!
Yep, found a ride that would be suitable for said rims.
Very tasty! Good job!
Sexy bitch Brookstone!
Ultimate
Brooke (Shields) ;) Kill me now. Hey, that is a new refreshing style coming from you. Cool! Congrats on the feature ;) Keep pushing the envelope!
That's pretty mad!
Dude, awesome!
thats rad man :D !!
Love it Brook!
Very sharp and tight design! Congrats! =)
Brook this one is a dandy!
Great renderings
Loving the colors and energy in this, great stuff man! Are you still at CCS? I did my undergrad there.
Nice presentation and subtle use of contrast. I like how you kept the focal point on the closest car while still having a lot of detail and depth in the background.
really like the venting aft of the front wheel on these Brook!
thats killer man, love the strakes.
Thanks all!
So sick man