Amelia is a curious and collaborative product and industrial designer based in London and motivated by environmental and socio-political issues wherein she believes design can bring about change. She enjoys pursuing complex projects, informing herself with primary, human-centred, ethnographic research and design processes to produce both provocative and practical solutions. She has 1 year of experience living and working in Hong Kong for Innermost Lighting and further years working as an industrial designer with clients such as Recipe design in London. After studying an Art Foundation in Bucks New Uni, she then went on to graduate with a BA in Product and Industrial Design from Central St. Martins, where she was nominated for the Mullenlowe Group NOVA Fresh Creative Talent award by her tutors.
Instagram: @ameliadesignspace
Twitter: @amelia_kocio
Projects
- Future of Female LeadershipThe Future of Female Leadership issue seeks to educate the reader on the power of female leaders and a more gender balanced team. Whilst keeping in line with the brand’s signature style, we were asked to deliver an exciting and fresh design. I produced these pages, the info graphics double page spread and the front cover, using Adobe Illustrator.
- CarrieA wearable pocket for storing tampons and sanitary pads, designed to be worn discreetly and underneath clothes. As well as storing these period products more hygienically than current options, Carrie is designed to reveal the products both where and when they are needed. Many women in male dominated professions feel their uniform and PPE do not serve them as well as they do men, which, amongst other things, fuels imposter syndrome.
Work history
DesignerPentagram
London, United KingdomFull Time
Creatively using a combination of hand modelling, 3D modelling and rendering, I have developed and successfully executed a wide variety of external design projects. I have also managed communications directly with suppliers, dealing with the final stages of the design process.
Illustrator and WriterRaconteur Media
- London, United KingdomPart Time
I produced the front cover illustration and the double page Infographics spread as featured in a Special Report on the theme of female leadership, a combination of reports and opinion-editorials.
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Skills
- CAD
- Rendering
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Acrobat
- Design Research
- User-centered Design
- Sketching
Education
BA in Industrial and Product DesignCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
The course at world leading arts school Central Saint Martin is a mixture of practical and theoretical studies with a focus on user experience. I attained the top mark of a First Class Honours and I was nominated for the MullenLowe NOVA Fresh Creative Talent Award.
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Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignBucks New University
- High Wycombe, United Kingdom
An intensive and multidisciplinary foundation course during which I was able to explore a multitude of directions within art and design. I attained the top mark of a Distinction.
Awards
Social ImpactCreative Conscience
I attained a Silver award in Social Impact for my 2020 project 'Carrie'.NOVA Fresh Creative TalentMullenLowe Group UK
From 1300 graduating students of Central Saint Martins, only 46 are nominated for the awards by their tutors. 'Carrie' was nominated.