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.
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.
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
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. | ![[img]](http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/style/images/fileicons/text.png) |
| 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 (2016) Beach Wheelchair: Access to Cornish beaches through inclusive design. [Design] (Unpublished) Item availability may be restricted. | |