My Home Page

I want to start off with an apology...this web site was definitely not my idea!

So why the site?

Well, I've just started at a Sheffield UK based Product Design company called Fripp Design. The company thought it would be a good idea to give potential clients a bit more information about the people behind our Product Design, Industrial Design and Rapid Prototyping business.

At an early age I was always into design, reaching the final of the Barclay Card Christmas Card Design competition that got me a free ride on the London eye and a meal and Barclays head quarters.

Also many years later I was a finalist at the ideal home show, Earls Court London presenting and exhibiting a concept for future products in the home which were featured in Tokyo ‘Esquire’ magazine.

Alongside presenting my design at the ideal home show I met Zoe Ball, her father and the great inventor Trevor Bailiff.

Developing my skills further a Masters course in Industrial Design made it possible for me to focus my design path, furthering my interest in design and computer based work.

Outside of work I’m known as “Bear” due to a stupid university name that has stuck, maybe it was because I’m big and hairy, or because I cut my tendon in my finger which had to be covered in a paw like protector, who knows!!!

This site gives you information about me, what I'm good at (the author of this page's comments; not mine...you can be the judge of that!), what I like doing (personally and professionally), Product Design businesses I respect, other businesses which I like and web sites I think are important to the Product Design industry. Finally there is a blog page which, I promise, are my thoughts and not scripted on my behalf.

Think of this as a facebook/linkedin site in one.

If you have any thoughts, comments, ideas, then please do not hesitate to contact me at Fripp Design.

Thanks for viewing

Lewis