Motto
We’re all about making things better for people, better for business, and better for the world
To conserve energy we should
Adopt smart solutions everywhere, using technology to help us do what we know we must
Activity of choice Track days in my car or on one of my bikes
Favorite chef My wife
Dick Powell Co-founder and Design Director
Seymourpowell
London www.seymourpowell.com
Recently completed projects
Smooth Skin PLUS from Cyden iPulse; London Design Festival 2011; Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park; EcoManager for EDF Energy; Express machine for Coffee Nation; and Nappy of the Future for Tesco Baby
Signature designs
First cordless kettle, first pocket mobile phone, Aircruise luxury transport for Samsung Construction and Trading, Virgin Galactic spacecraft, and the interiors for Bell Helicopters’427
Up next
The Big Egg Hunt, a collaboration between architects, jewelers, artists, and fashion designers on the streets of London for 40 days and 40 nights during Lent
Source of inspiration Trawling the net, looking for smart thinking and technology which will help us into the future
To design ahead of the curve, one must
Build bandwidth in one’s knowledge. Knowledge gives us the means to do what we can dream!
Can’t-live-without product
My Mac
Dream project Driving systemic change in the way businesses manage design and innovation
Today’s biggest design challenge Building a sustainable future that continues to reward and fulfill us
