Stephen Philips leads Arup’s award-winning Product Design work in London.
He studied Product Design at Brunel University between 1989 and 1992 and has over 30 years of experience in people and planet centred design. Stephen joined Arup, one of the world’s leading independent multi-disciplinary design and engineering firms in 2008. Founded in 1946, Arup worked with some of the world’s most innovative architects and planners on projects such as Sydney Opera House, The Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Beijing National Stadium.
During his career, Stephen has collaborated on the design development of award winning furniture, mechanical and electrical hardware and lighting systems with a range of international manufacturers. Projects have included a handwashing unit for humanitarian emergencies for the British Red Cross, ‘The Sound Portal’, a multisensory pavilion for London’s Trafalgar Square and ‘Memory & Light’, a design installation in response to the music of Arvo Pärt, showcased at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
He has co-authored a book called ‘The Industrial Resolution’, the result of global research into closed loop product design, manufacturing and re-use in the field of products, buildings, technology, furniture, vehicles and packaging.
Stephen is a Chartered Industrial Designer and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts. He has received International Forum, Red Dot, German Design Council and US Green Good Design Awards for his work.
