• Industrial Design Engineering

    Duncan Fitzsimons

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  • Duncan Fitzsimons’ Statement

    My solo project aims to open up a world of new possibilities for the design of city bikes. The conventional bicycle design is well tried and tested but has some disadvantages, which folding bikes attempt to solve. However, folding bike designs are always constrained by the assumption that a bike that folds up small must have small wheels. The result is a compromise. Urban cyclists must choose between using a real bike or a tiny-wheeled folding bike.

    A folding wheel enables a more stable, more efficient, more comfortable bicycle to be designed that has all the advantages of both folding and conventional bicycles. Convenience and performance, with no compromise.

  • Duncan Fitzsimons’ CV

    07718 584692
    duncfitz@gmail.com
    www.duncfitz.co.uk

    Work Experience

    Freelance medical device design, MicroOncology Ltd, Bath, 2006; Car body design and chassis development, NG Sports Cars Ltd, Petersfield, 2004/5; Cognitive ergonomics and usability, Renault Automotive - Technocentre, Paris, 2003

    Exhibitions

    Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 - Presidential Dinner, Armourers' Hall, London, 2007

    Awards

    Winner, Dyson Foundation Bursary, 2007; Winner, Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 - Industrial Design Studentship, 2006

    Sponsors

    Nokia; Dyson