Visiting Tutor
Innovation Design Engineering Programme
School of Design for Production

ide@rca.ac.uk

David Keech is a visiting tutor in IDE and is managing director of British design consultancy, Keechdesign. He graduated from the RCA in 1989 and has since worked in-house for some of the world’s leading design companies, founding his own practice in 2005.

David Keech graduated from the RCA in 1989 after studying under, and later working for, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi in the Ceramics & Glass Department. He then worked as a designer for leading architects Foster + Partners in London from 1990 to 2002, becoming an Associate and working on numerous international projects covering architecture, interior design, product design and furniture.

In 2003 David moved to Japan, strategically hired into Yamaha’s design headquarters at Hamamatsu as the first non-Japanese designer to join its creative team. During his time there he produced a number of ground-breaking designs in Yamaha’s music equipment and consumer product sectors, and became a key force in the internationalisation of the design team.

Upon his return to the UK in 2005, David founded Keechdesign, the concept of which has grown out of a passion for both environment and product design, and a desire to unify experiences and knowledge gained at the cutting edge of both British architecture and Japanese consumer goods.

Commissioned research projects include: user experience studies for products and interiors; product evaluation and surveys; manuals and reports for in-house design teams; industry expert interviews and reports; trends reports, including lifestyle, design, colours, materials and finishes.