Hi, I am Gabriel Brückner, a design entrepreneur with expertise in conceptualising, prototyping and implementing novel business ideas, products and services.

With a background in Industrial Design (BA) and Global Innovation Design (MA, MSc) I have worked on many different products and services, taking them from concept stage to working prototypes for user testing or design validation and to manufacturing or implementation. My expertise lies in the full scope of product development from the idea to the final product with a focus on functionality, clever engineering and tidy appearance. 

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Work experience

2021 - now Provenance

Lead Product Designer responsible for the Provenance digital product.

2016 – 21 Climate Edge

Lead Designer, responsible for product development, design for manufacturing, brand identity and product strategy.

2013 – 14 PearsonLloyd

Design and model making for aircraft interior, health care products and furniture.

2011 – 12 Goodwin Hartshorn

Design and model making for kitchen appliances & tools and lighting experiences.

2011 Design Wright

Design and model making for modular furniture systems, interior design and kitchen appliances & tools.


Recognition

Dyson Award Runner Up UK (view project)
For the NEXO IoT weather station

BBC Business Daily Podcast (listen to podcast)
"Has 3D printing met the hype?"

The Manufacturer Top 100 (view project)
For the innovative use of 3D printing to develop the NEXO

Exhibition Kosmos Kaffee (view exhibition page)
Of the NEXO IoT weather station in the world's largest museum of science & technology in Munich

German Federal Eco Design Award (view project)
For the innovative and sustainable redesign of an inkjet printer 

Article on Design Boom (view project)
Aspekt Modular system camera

Education

Global Innovation Design, MSc/MA

2014 – 2016 Royal College of Art
Imperial College, London

Masters programme with focus on design, engineering, technology and business and emphasis on internationally oriented design and innovation 

2015 Keio University, Tokyo

Focus on information media, business management techniques, storytelling methods and policy design.

2014 Pratt Institute, New York City

Exposure to more traditional product design approach with emphasis on model making and aesthetic principles and system design

Product Design, BA

2009 – 2013 University of Applied Sciences, Schwäbisch Gmünd

 Foundations in product design and graphic design with an applied ‘form follows function’ approach. 

2012 Hongik University, Seoul

Immersive experience in designing for cultural and societal differences, user behaviour and future urban living.