Dean Brown is a London based designer with an interest in concept retail, brand installations and story telling artifacts. Alongside his own practice he was a long term design resident and senior consultant for Fabrica - a Design Research Centre based in Treviso, Italy.
His work has been exhibited internationally at the Milan Furniture Fair, ICFF New York, London Design Festival, the V&A and Design Museum, London. Dean was born and raised in Scotland and looks accordingly.
In this talk, Dean will shed light on Fabrica’s studio culture, how place & access to materials have shaped his studio practice and a preview of his forthcoming work for the V&A as part of London Design Festival - Digital Design Weekend, based around Ruskin’s Seven Lamps of Architecture and its relevance to the contemporary maker movement.