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Mike Woods

In addition to leading and directing projects Mike has responsibility for nurturing design talent and tracking down the best people to join the tangerine team.

Mike has worked for over a decade for clients in Europe, the USA and Asia. His particular experience is in Product Visual Identity Strategy, the design of mobile phones and digital audio-visual products for European, South Korean and Japanese markets. Recent successes include the design of the Sky+ Box and the Dartmoor survival knife for Wilkinson Sword.

Recent Conferences - speaker at the following:
2005 DesignUK trade mission (Osaka, Japan) subject: "Working in Japan, an overview of successful collaborations"
1999 Design in Business week (Design Council, London) Workshop Leader: "Growing your market through inclusive design"

Extra Curricular activities:
2003-2005 Mentoring post-graduates Cambridge University
2005 Assessor working with Ravensbourne College and the Audi Design Foundation
1999-2005 Visiting tutor for the under-graduate and MA Industrial Design courses University of the Arts, (Central Saint Martins)
 

1996-2005 Design Directions Awards jury member Royal Society of Arts

2003 -2005 Steering committee member of the EPSRC funded I-design research project

Professional Affiliations:
Corporate Friend of the Design Museum

Hobbies and Interests:
Surf and fresh salty air are important distractions for Mike as is getting out of the city and into the woods. Ever the creative he lists "light, colour and texture" among his interests!
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