DEC 3-8, 2018

HONG KONG CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTER

Sebastian Conran

CEO ∙ Sebastian Conran Associates; Consequential Robotics ∙ UK

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An engineer at heart, Sebastian Conran has design in the blood. He focuses on designing technologies to make them more emotionally engaging. Passionate about designing thoughtful, stylish products that are satisfying to use, he believes ‘form follows fabrication’ and by clearly understanding how things are to be made and how they are to be used and experienced. He has created a plethora of enduring designs that have received many design & innovation awards and patents.

 

CEO of Consequential Robotics and Sebastian Conran Associates, Conran takes a hands-on, down-to-earth approach to all his design projects, and is intimately involved in all aspects throughout the innovation journey, sharing his wealth experience and manufacturing expertise with the design team. His studio’s designs have received many awards for design & innovation as well as being granted over fifty patents in various fields. From stacking shelves at Habitat in his teens to founding the Consequential Robotics startup, Conran’s life has been focused on understanding how things are made and sold, as well as ingeniously designing innovative, stylish and satisfying products. He has seen many thousands of successful and enduring products through from concept to consumer.

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