Simon Andrews

Senior Lecturer, Sustainable Product Design

Simon studied Product and Furniture Design at Kingston University, graduating in 1999. Shortly afterwards, he joined Rotadex Systems Ltd and ran a two-year project to establish an in-house design department within the company. During this time he also studied part-time on the MA Product Design programme, at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, and graduated in 2001 with a distinction. Simon went on to become product design manager at Rotadex, leading the design process for all new products, and helping the company develop a design led philosophy.

Simon began designing independently in 2004 whilst beginning a career as a university lecturer. Since then, he has established numerous consultancy clients across a range of design disciplines, including product, furniture and exhibition design, whilst developing his experience and understanding of design teaching in higher education. Within his own practice and research, he maintains a strong focus on sustainable design and has been particularly influenced by cradle-to-cradle concepts and designing for a circular economy. His experience in manufacturing has lead to the development of excellent CAD skills across a range of software, including SolidWorks.

Simon joined Falmouth University in 2012 and has since become second year coordinator for the BA(Hons) Sustainable Product Design course.

External websites

simonrichardandrews.com

Email	simon.andrews@falmouth.ac.uk
Telephone	01326370749

Qualifications

Year	Qualification	Awarding body
2005	PGCert ED	University of Central England
2001	MA Product Design	University of Central England
1999	BA (Hons) Furniture & Product Design	Kingston University

Honours and awards

Year	Description
2005	BDI Industry & Genius Awards - Winner of Interior Products category and overall Product winner, for 'Fetch'
2002	West Midlands Design Awards - Commendation in Office Product Design for 'Flix'
2000	15th International Design Yearbook - Concept mobile phone design selected for publication

Research Interests

Research interests and expertise

Interests and expertise, in no particular order:

Sustainable design strategies: design for disassembly, cradle-to-cradle, dematerialisation, service design, emotional design.
Design process/design thinking/design theory.
Design pedagogy.
Integration of digital tools within design teaching.
Life Cycle Assessment and application of LCA software.
Low carbon lifestyles.
Eco materials.
Furniture design (contract/industrial production).
Product design.
Exhibition design.
Manufacturing production detailing.
AutoCAD.
SolidWorks.
Rapid prototyping.
Sheet metal production.
Plastic injection moulding.

Research centre and group affiliations

Sustainable Design

Research topics

Sustainable Design
Digital Design and Production
Pedagogy
manufacturing
Rapid Prototyping
3d Cad

Research Outputs

Publications and research outputs

Article

Andrews, Simon (2019) Designing better hip protectors: a critical and contextual review examining their acceptance and adoption in older populations. The Design Journal, 22 (sup1). pp. 331-345. ISSN 1756-3062

Book Section

Andrews, Simon and Grace, Joanna (2019) Sensory Products for Sensory Beings. In: Design Research for Change Showcase Catalogue 2019. Lancaster University, Lancaster, pp. 100-101. ISBN 978-1-86220-363-1

Conference or Workshop Item

Andrews, Simon (2018) Designing better hip protectors: a critical and contextual review examining their acceptance and adoption in older populations. In: 13th European Academy of Design Conference, ‘Running with Scissors’, 10-12 April 2019, Dundee. (Submitted) Item availability may be restricted.

Andrews, Simon (2018) Sustainable product design: learning through live projects. In: Expanding Communities of Sustainable Practice 2016, 15th October 2016, Leeds College of Art.

Andrews, Simon (2016) Sand chair: Improving access to Cornish beaches through sustainable design. In: Sustainable Innovation 2016: ‘Circular Economy’ Sustainable Innovation & Design, 7th - 8th Nov 2016, University for the Creative Arts, Epsom, Surrey. (Unpublished)

Masterton, Drummond and Andrews, Simon (2015) Innovation across the design curriculum: Embedding sustainable design. In: Envisioning sustainable design and eco-design in Welsh universities, 17th April 2015, Pierhead, c/o The National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales.

Andrews, Simon (2014) Enhancing student experience through online collaboration. In: 7th International Materials Education Symposium, 9th - 10th April 2014, Cambridge University.

Design

Andrews, Simon (2017) Sand Chair: Access to Cornish beaches through inclusive design. [Design] Item availability may be restricted.

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Events

Year	Description
2013	Birmingham City University / Global Color Research collaboration. Designer and co-curator of 120m2 exhibition stand at the Interiors Show, NEC, Birmingham, Jan 2013. Showcasing work of BIAD BA (Hons) Textile Design students in collaboration with national furniture, flooring and wall covering companies.
2012	Birmingham Made Me Design Expo - Exhibition designer and project coordinator. I was tasked with the job of converting seven (out of nine) empty retail spaces into exhibition zones, for the inaugural show. I developed the designs liaising with the IDEA Birmingham team, zone curators and exhibition contractors. All the exhibitors were based in the Midlands and included JC Decaux, JCB, Dunlop, Jaguar, Triumph, Pashley Cycles, Brooks Sadles, Vax, AGA, and Emma Bridgewater. The Birmingham Made Me Design Expo was an initiative developed by thinktank, IDEA Birmingham whose founder chairman was Jaguar’s Design Director, Ian Callum.
2012	Birmingham City University / Global Color Research collaboration. Designer and co-curator of 120m2 exhibition stand at the Interiors Show, NEC, Birmingham, Jan 2012. Showcasing work of BIAD BA (Hons) Textile Design students in collaboration with national furniture, flooring and wall covering companies.
2011	Birmingham City University / Global Color Research collaboration. Designer and co-curator of 120m2 exhibition stand at the Interiors Show, NEC, Birmingham, Jan 2011. Showcasing work of BIAD BA (Hons) Textile Design students in collaboration with national furniture, flooring and wall covering companies.
2009	Birmingham City University / Global Color Research collaboration. Designer and co-curator of exhibition stand at the Interiors Show, NEC, Birmingham, Jan 2009. Showcasing work of BIAD BA (Hons) Textile Design students in collaboration with national furniture, flooring and wall covering companies.
2008	Design City 2008. Exhibition designer and curator showcasing outputs of collaborative projects between Birmingham City University and local businesses. Interiors Show, NEC, Birmingham, Jan 2008.
2007	Design City 2008. Exhibition designer and curator showcasing outputs of collaborative projects between Birmingham City University and local businesses. Interiors Show, NEC, Birmingham, Jan 2008.

Teaching

Areas of teaching

Product Design
Furniture Design
Spatial Design

Courses taught

BA(Hons) Sustainable Product Design

Related courses

Course

Sustainable Product Design BA(Hons)

Immerse yourself in the future of sustainable product design on a course that’s driven by society’s big issues.