Rikardo Philipp
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About
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Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland, in Industrial Design and Visual Communication, I have lived and worked across eight cities in four continents in the past 13 years. Having experienced contrasting cultures awakened in me the senses to observe and comprehend the world from various perspectives. I’m an avid autodidact and a dream maker, translating ideas into products, and products into unique experiences.
Each customer is special carrying with him a unique story that wishes to be shared! Providing a tailored service with the most suitable solutions creates captivating and timeless brands, positioning them accurately in the domestic and international market.
My skill set and expertise lie in successfully conceptualizing, designing, and modifying products with the consistent use of advanced digital tools while working directly with collaborators to continually evolve and refine product development. From defining ideas through sketches and functional prototypes, I am able to excel in designing consumer-friendly tailored products to achieve customer objectives and preferences. -
Education
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Master’s Degree Industrial Design and Visual CommunicationAcademy of Fine Arts, Warsaw2009 - 2010Industrial Design - City car project Dissertation topic - A problem of digestion (written in english )
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Bachelor's degree Industrial Design and Visual CommunicationEscola Superior de Artes e Design, Oporto , Portugal2006 - 2009
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Experience
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Product DesignerLondon, United KingdomNov 2022 - Present (3 years 7 months)
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Industrial and Brand Designer / FreelanceJan 2008 - Present (18 years 5 months)COMPANY VALUES
• The challenge has always been to leverage the company business through the best resources in order to propel and place them efficiently in the domestic and international market
Key responsibilities:
- PRODUCT DESIGN -
MARKET RESEARCH
• Comprehend the user needs
• Understand the impact of the products on the market
• Define strategies
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using CNC machine and 3D printers for design reviews, verification, and validation
• Rendering visuals to client and investor presentations
• Design for manufacturing - Injection molding / Blow molding / Rotational molding / Vacuum forming /Fiberglass
•Monitoring of pilot production builds
COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLIERS
• Working with suppliers from different industrial sectors based locally and across the world
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Multiple Portable Charger - Development of new products and monitoring their production builds, along with local suppliers based in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China
• Fumajet on BBC News | Fighting against dengue and malaria with Motofog
• Fumajet - Winner of the 2014 Innovative technology Award, promoted by FINEP - Motofog and Elétrico UBV are a technology to eliminate urban vectors, agricultural pests and containment areas such as ship´s basements and containers
• Tria ingenieria - Cargo train
- BRANDING AND VISUAL IDENTITY -
RESEARCH
• Clarify vision and goals
• Evaluate existing brands and brand architecture
• Clarify brand strategy
DESIGNING IDENTITY
• Brainstorm ideas
• Design brand identity
• Explore applications
• Finalize brand architecture
• Present visual strategy
• Prepare graphic items to print
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Oper Arte - Brand building through products which carry the essence of art - Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil -
Product DesignerOxônia, United KingdomJan 2019 - Nov 2022 (3 years 10 months)COMPANY VALUES
• Since launching as a spin-out from the University of Oxford in 2010, Brainomix has developed award-winning, AI-powered imaging biomarkers and software solutions, assisting physicians across the world to make better life-saving decisions.
Key responsibilities
1. Research
• Develop UX surveys;
• Ethnographic, Technologic and Trend Research
• Comprehend the user's interaction with the healthcare products on-site
• Market benchmarking and competitor analysis
• Understand the impact of the products on the market
2. Brand Strategy
• Rethink the Brand Strategy and redesign the visual identity of the Company and its Products
• Build Brand Identity Guidelines
• Prepare graphic items for printing
3. Website and Products Development
• Brand Immersion;
• Concept studies through sketches
• User flow diagrams;• UX wireframing
• UI visualisation
• Visualisation refinement following the Medical requirements of ISO 13485
• Click-through prototypes
• Functional A-B testing
• Liaise with Software Engineers for Front-end implementation
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• NHS AI Initiative - Brainomix Awarded Prestigious AI Grant to Demonstrate Impact in NHS
• Wow BI Training for Angels Initiative and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.
• ESOC 2019 and 2020 Conference. -
Industrial DesignerLondon, United KingdomFeb 2018 - Feb 2019 (1 year)COMPANY VALUES
• A melting pot of objects, ideas and research the studio is a crucible where material, textures and colours clash into each other
Key responsibilities:
• Design homeware and furniture based on the Artist values and vision
• Translate the art pieces into feasible products for manufacturing, maintaining the High-End standards
• Search for new trends of materials and colours
• Form and concept studies through sketches and new material experiments
• CNC milling for wood joinery and complex surfaces
• Rendering visuals for client presentations
• Monitoring the products fabrication
• Working with suppliers from different industrial sectors based on the local market
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• London Design Biennale 2018 / Emotional States
Brazil - Desmatamento / Deforestation Installation
Credits:
Designed by David Elia Design Studio
Curator: Waldick Jatoba
Film Director: Tünde Albert
Supporting Bodies: MADE Mercado Arte Design, Instituto Bardi / Casa de Vidro, Instituto Campana -
Industrial DesignerSep 2017 - Dec 2017 (3 months)
COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Design Products with a Brand vision
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• Understand the impact of the products on the market with a brand vision
PRODUCT AND BRAND CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches
• Ergonomic studies
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Identify complex design problems
• Anticipate production issues in order to develop alternatives, evaluate options, and implement
solutions.
• Rendering visuals to client and investor presentations
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Orbea - Helmet
• Koxka - Refrigerators
• Gre - Pool cleaning tools
• Snapon - T-Handle
• Danobat Group - Milling head -
Industrial DesignerFeb 2017 - Aug 2017 (6 months)
COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Battery charging solutions through innovation
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• Comprehend the user's interaction with the products
• Understand the impact of the products on the market with a brand vision
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using 3D printers for Design reviews, verification, and validation
• Rendering visuals to client and investor presentations
• Design for manufacturing - Injection molding
• Monitoring of pilot production builds
COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLIERS
• Working during 2 months in-house with suppliers based in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. -
Industrial DesignerCuritiba, BrazilFeb 2016 - Feb 2017 (1 year)COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Developing and reinventing the medical technology inspired by the humanization enabling healthcare professionals to connect with their patients through telemedicine
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• Comprehend the user's interaction with the healthcare products
• Understand the impact of the products on the market
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches and clay modeling
PRODUCT INTEGRATION
• Integrate the UX / UI interface with the product design
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using 3D printers for Design reviews, verification, and validation
• Rendering visuals to client and investor presentations
• Design for manufacturing - Injection molding and vacuum forming
• Monitoring of pilot production builds
COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLIERS
• Working with suppliers from different industrial sectors based across the world
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
• Creating tools to improve the assembly process of the electronic components
• Products redesign for new clients
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Starship Earth 2 program - Hi technologies represented Brazil at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York
• Winner of the 2016 Successful Entrepreneur Award, promoted by Pequenas Empresas & Grandes Negócios -
Industrial DesignerCuritiba, BrazilAug 2015 - Oct 2015 (2 months)COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Produce high-end and suitable solutions for product displays
• Metallurgical industry
Key responsibilities:
IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS
• Implement the product displays based on the store layouts from the clients
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using punching machine, CNC bend Machine and welding machine
• Rendering visuals to client presentations
MONITORING THE MANUFACTURE PROCESS
• Manufacturing using punching machine, CNC bend Machine and welding machine
• Chemical treatment based on zinc phosphate coating
• Display parts coating
• Assembly process
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• OBoticário stores
• Pharmacies and drugstores -
Industrial DesignerCuritiba, BrazilAug 2012 - Feb 2015 (2 years 6 months)COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Make ideas from enterprising people turn into functional, appealing and profitable products
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• Understand the impact of the products on the market
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches
• Ergonomic studies
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using CNC machine and 3D printers for design tests
• Rendering visuals to client presentations
• Design for manufacturing - Injection molding / Blow molding / Rotational molding / Vacuum forming /Fiberglass
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Brattu - Excavator design, and its visual identity
• Dataprom - Validator redesign for new electronic components
• Brinkmobil - Playgrounds and toys
• Treves do Brasil - Device molds for automotive industry
• Machfloss- Oral hygiene equipment
• Digitron - Design of industrial scales -
Industrial DesignerRio de Janeiro, BrazilApr 2012 - Aug 2012 (4 months)COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Developing school furniture for active and flexible classrooms. Schools may now have learning environments that meet the needs of the new generations
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• The search of new technologies in order to enhance the school furniture and equipment
• Visit school institutions to analyze the needs and propose the best solutions for their space
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using CNC machine for design tests
• Rendering visuals to client presentations
• Design for manufacturing supported by the engineering team
COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLIERS
• Working with suppliers from different industrial sectors based on the local market -
Furniture DesignerPorto, PortugalApr 2011 - Apr 2012 (1 year)COMPANY VALUES
• UNDA | Sleepless Design is an exclusive Furniture and Lighting Design Company inspired in the beauty of the Mythological World
Key responsibilities:
MARKET RESEARCH
• Search for new tendencies, materials, and colors
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches and material experiments
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• CNC milling for wood joinery and complex surfaces
• Rendering visuals to client presentations
• Monitoring the furniture assembly
GRAPHIC DESIGN
• Rendering and photoshoot of the products for the company catalog
COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLIERS
• Working with suppliers from different industrial sectors based on the local market
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS:
• Oporto show 2012 - Furniture fair -
Industrial DesignerWarszawa, PolandJul 2009 - Sep 2009 (2 months)COMPANY GOALS AND VALUES
• Industrial design studio and prototype center
Key responsibilities:
PRODUCT CONCEPT
• Form and concept studies through sketches
• Ergonomic studies
DEVELOPMENT OF 3D MODELS OF PRODUCTS
• Prototyping using CNC machine for design tests
• Rendering visuals to client presentations
• Design for manufacturing supported by the engineering team
RELEVANT PROJECTS AND EVENTS
• Gamet - Kitchen equipment
• Pesa - Tram interior design for EUROCUP 2012
• Alstom - Body tram design
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Awards
• Winner "Featured in Health and Safety at work" category, 7th edition of the National Innovation Award - CNI - Confederação Nacional da Indústria e Sebrae
https://www.premiodeinovacao.com.br/vencedores/#modal_inovacao_5896
• Better project - Design for a Better World Award 2021 - Centro Brasil Design
https://www.cbd.org.br/dfbwaward/premiados/
• A' Design Award Winner for Digital and Electronic Devices Design Category in 2021 - A'designaward and Competition
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=100114
• Honorable Mention in Medical entrepreneurship - Prêmio Empreenda Saúde 2020 Award - Fundação Everis Brazil
https://www.premioempreendasaude.com.br/
https://medicinasa.com.br/empreenda-saude-2020/
• A' Design Award Finalist in War on Virus Category in 2020 - A'designaward and Competition
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=104281
https://competition.adesignaward.com/coresults.php?CID=1006
• Finalists of the 2nd edition Abril & Dasa Medical Innovation Award - Prêmio Abril & Dasa de Inovação Médica
http://premiodeinovacaomedica.com.br/conheca-os-finalistas-da-2a-edicao-da-premiacao
• The case of the year 2018 and Mobile life Category - Tela Viva Mobile 2018 Award - Mobile Time - https://www.mobiletime.com.br/noticias/14/05/2018/conheca-os-vencedores-do-premio-tela-viva-movel-2018/
• Inova Health Award in the Medical-Hospital category - https://www.abimo.org.br/premioinovasaude/noticias.php?id=40
• 4 German Design Award - - Excellent Product Design Kitchen
https://www.german-design-award.com/en/the-winners/gallery/detail/16467-kmultideck-rpc.html
https://www.german-design-award.com/en/the-winners/gallery/detail/16470-kcounter-rpf.html
https://www.german-design-award.com/en/the-winners/gallery/detail/16469-kmultideck-pcn.html
https://www.german-design-award.com/en/the-winners/gallery/detail/18107-kcounter-pcs.html
• FINEP -Technologic innovation | Brazil - 1st place - Elétrico UBV -
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