Arthur SchmittDoB: 06/01/1983

French NationalityBilingual French / English

arthur.schmitt@network.rca.ac.uk+ 44 (0) 77 26 42 26 43www.arthurschmitt.com

Arthur Schmitt / Industrial Designer / Portfolio / June 2009

Introduction

I am a London-based French industrial designer looking for a design job in Paris starting this October.

I recently completed a masters’ degree in Industrial Design Engineering—a joint course between the RCA and Imperial College London—that helped me combine creativity with the technical skills I acquired in a French ENSAM engineering degree. I also have one year’s work experience as a design researcher on an independent project at the Helen Hamlyn Centre.

My studies and work have led me to specialise in “creative design thinking”: a way to generate innovative ideas based on a broad analysis of human needs and social factors in a given context, while drawing inspiration from different domains.

In my portfolio you will find:

- a research project about access to energy in developing countries for Legrand,- a water-powered shower radio,- a self-watering vertical gardening system,- a critically acclaimed steampunk concept phone for O2,- a set of removable moustaches,- a range of furniture made using reclaimed wine-crates,- examples of my work as a freelance graphic designer,- various penguin-based experiments,- more examples of my work (a sustainable shopping trolley for TKMaxx,a random-excuse-generator talking monkey etc.).

Please contact me or visit www.arthurschmitt.com for more examples of my work.

Passionate about building the world of tomorrow, I am highly conscious of the social responsibility of design. I don’t want to be a “landfill designer.” Humanity will face major challenges in the coming years and only good design can help us overcome them!So let’s get on with it!

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Arthur SchmittDoB: 06/01/1983

French NationalityBilingual French / English

arthur.schmitt@network.rca.ac.uk+ 44 (0) 77 26 42 26 43www.arthurschmitt.com

MA - Royal College of Art (RCA) in Innovation Design Engineering (IDE), MSc - Imperial College & Diploma of Imperial College, London, Awarded the Dyson RCA Centenary Scholarship, MEng - ENSAM - National School of Arts and Crafts - Specialised in Digital Mock-up,+ 1 Semestre in the Design University of Zvolen, Slovakia.

20082008

20062005

1 year project for the French company Legrand at the Helen Hamlyn CentreFreelance Graphic Designer,6 month design internship in ‘the Zebra Company’, Lyon, France,3 month engineer internship in a NGO in Danang, Vietnam,3 month mission as a French to English interpreter on a working site on the Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean.

- Creative design thinker,- Hands-on 3D modeling, sketching, Mock-up building,- Collaborative group worker,- Experienced in project management, life cycle analysis (C2C) and user-centred design- Curious and open-minded

References available on request

2008 - 2009 up to now

200620052004

EDUCATION

KEY SKILLS

WORK EXPERIENCE

ME

Switching On / Helen Hamyn research project for Legrand

“Energy deeply influences poor people’s lives. It is central to practically all aspects of human welfare (...). Yet, millions of households in the developing world still lack access to safe and reliable energy and pay high prices for poor-quality substitutes.”

– UNDP

The project looks at the needs and expectations of people with little or no access to electricity and technology. The aim is to create scenarios,

solutions or products to empower them. The field research was carried out in two parts: a visit to an ‘Off grid’ hippie commune in Wales and a three week, in-depth visit to India talking to energy experts, policy makers and doing grass-

root research in cities, slums and villages.

The project will finish in September and is now on the concept development phase. The outcome

will be exhibited at the RCA in October.

2009

Interview of MP Ranjan in Delhi

Off-grid tipi village in Wales

Brainstorming session

‘Electrified‘ sewing machine

Concept generation

Research in India

bckgrd: Farmers’ strike asking for electricity

SHAWAPAWA is a water-powered shower radio.

It is ‘self-powered’ : it works without chemical batteries and induces a poetic exchange between

power source and use.

To encourage water saving, with the flick of a button, the user can stop the flow while lathering. An LED gently flashes when the shower has

consumed 50 litres.

Under the sphere is the working prototype exhibited at the RCA Summer Show 2008.

SHAWAPAWA was selected for Core77’s Greener gadgets competition.

Shawapawa / RCA solo project2008

Working prototype

Buttons’ close-up

bckgrd: Visual model

Casing render

Visual model RCA Show display

Render

Visualmodel

Shawapawa - RCA solo project

I wanted to design a product that would be powered directly through its use, thus removing the need for chemical batteries or electrical mains. The absolute aim of the project being to create a poetic relationship between the way the

product is used and the way it is powered.

SHAWAPAWA plugs between the tap and the shower hose using standard fittings.

The main challenge was the turbine design. They had to be calculated, modeled, rapid-prototyped

and tested.

Prototyping

Turbine modelling SLA turbine testing

Turbine testing

Working prototype

Electronics

bckgrd: Sketches - Concept development

Shawapawa / RCA solo project2008

Verticulture / RCA group project

Verticulture allows city dwellers to make a better use of their limited space by growing their garden vertically. But Verticulture is more than just a vertical garden. It’s a haven for a variety of living things, encouraging the richness of biodiversity

in our own back yards.

The product is a system of identical frames that can be stacked in different combinations to create a free-standing structure in which different modules can be inserted. They can house plants, birds, butterflies and other forms of nature. It’s designed to be easy to install and maintain. The integrated irrigation system ensures that the

plants are kept perfectly watered.

Verticulture was featured on the design bolgs Core77 and dezeen.

2007/8

Fish tankmodule

Website interface

Model close-up

bckgrd: Our team and the model at the IDE Interim Show 2008

Structure

Photo shoot

Tower structure

Verticulture / RCA group project2007/8

Model making

Technical drawings

Fish tank module

Inspiration: tesselated origami

Earlyresearch

The starting point for Verticulture was the will to develop the contact between humans and nature

within the urban lanscape.

We talked to urban bee keepers, fox hunters, green roof architects, lanscape designers,

allotment users or guerilla gardeners...

To know more about it, please watch the video on my website.bckgrd: Sketches - Concept development

Allotments research

3D modelling

Drawing

Shape research

Conceptdevelopment

This Steampunk-inspired concept phone was developped for O2. It has no keyboard and no screen and works with punch-cards in which the user makes holes to program the desired action (phone, alarm...). The phone number has to be

coded in binary.

The phone was designed for a specific user group that we studied : Role Play Gamers, a group of people who want to be closer in touch with the

hardware.

Winner of ‘Most Mutated Design’. Featured on Boingboing, Electricpig, Trendhunter, Unplggd, Slipperybrick, Gizmodovia, Elitechoice

and Dvice...

Steampunk phone / RCA project for O22007

Front view of the model

bckgrd: Visual Model

Immersive research in

Second Life

Original 60’s punched card

Calling situation

Punched card insertion

Example of a paper based RPG

Making of the prototype

Laser cut moustaches on sticks. These various iconic shapes can be worn as fashion accessories as a broche and only used

when required.

The negative of the laser cut was used as a stencil at the Banksy Can Festival 2008, a graffiti

festival held in Waterloo, London.

Moustaches 2007/8

Wearing them

bckgrd: Layout used for laser cutting

Banksy Cans Festival stencil

Banksy Cans Festival 2008

Close-up of the model

Wearing the moustaches

re.crate / Furniture made from reclaimed wine crates

re.crate is a brand of furniture made using reclaimed wine crates and bits and pieces found on the street. For this reason, every piece of furniture is unique with its own history. At re.crate, we believe beautiful and lasting furniture can be

made using recycled materials.

All re.crate products are made in central London. The wood veneer used is European oak and the

glue used is non-toxic PVA.

This is an ongoing project.Please visit www.tart2000.com/recrate for more

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2009

bckgrd: Matching bedside tables

Mondavi cabinet

Reused pieces of a broken chair

Bedside table

Coffee table‘Triple C‘

Chest of drawers

I have been working as a freelance graphic designer for a few years. I have designed posters, logos, books or websites for a variety of clients ranging from a pharmaceutical company, Ross Lovegrove, various rock bands, an outdoor furniture company or a business intelligence

consultancy.

Freelance graphic design2009

Examples of logos Poster

Book cover

Posters for a series of lectures

Poster for a party

Poster for a rock band

Fold-out pages of the book

bckgrd: Book for a masterclass organised between IDE and Ross Lovegrove about solar living

I have always been fascinated by penguins and I find them very inspiring. They often come in my designs and here are a few examples of the

penguin-based projects I did.

They appear in various forms: pets, with humans stuck inside them, or stuck inside animals...

Some are made of papier mache and others have been cast in polyurethane resin (limited 15

pieces edition).

Penguins...

bckgrd: Screenprinted Tshirts

Papier mache penguin order

Handmade cast resin penguinsPapier mache penguin

Papier mache penguin order

King of the weasels

Tshirt design

Here are more examples of my work:a random excuse generator toy, a cast twig-like spaghetti scoop, a jasmonite chair, two complementary books for lovers to read short stories to each other, an innovative ice-tray, the IDE Interim Show 2007 design and a sustainable shopping trolley for TKMaxx made of bamboo,

stainless steel and folded polypropylene.

bckgrd: Innovative ice tray

Interim Show designInseparables

PNGN MSTR chair

Excuse generator

TKMaxx sustainable shopping trolley

Spaghetti scoop

ReadingKamasutra

More...

I like scribbling, spending time with my friends, reading, visual arts, cycling, old bikes generally, comic books, graphic novels, penguins, and most

of all, making stuff...

bckgrd: Me on an old bike in Richmond park

Jasmonitemolding

Angle grinding

Cycling lane

Show design

Some of my bikes

About me

Some of my comic books

Thank you

Thank you very much for reading my portfolio.

I hope you enjoyed it.

If you want to find out more about some projects or if you want to know about my availability, please don’t hesitate to contact me by phone or email. I am interested in any work pattern (freelance, full time, 3/5, etc.).

I am looking forward to meeting you soon and change the world with you!

Arthur SchmittDoB: 06/01/1983

French NationalityBilingual French / English

arthur.schmitt@network.rca.ac.uk+ 44 (0) 77 26 42 26 43www.arthurschmitt.com