Benedict Copping
MA work
MA work
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A Modern Conversation
Visualisation
By 2014, the number of mobile phones in the world will outnumber the number of humans. With android devices alone being activated at a rate twice that of human birth it is no surprise that we live an increasingly connected and mobile life, with a plethora of smart devices at our disposal.
But rather than benefiting our experiences and relationships, our world has been fragmented by the friction between platforms and genres. Hard, firm and software all combine daily to challenge our ideal, seamless experience and the overlap of services and functions across poorly defined products continually compete for our attention. This is compounded by a sophisticated marketing machine that requires us to update and replace in order to stay connected.
'Snky' is a project focused on resetting this confused hierarchy of products by placing the portable electronic device at the heart of our working/living ecosystem and embracing modern wireless technologies.
Info
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Design
Programme
MA Innovation Design Engineering, 2013
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Contact
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+44 (0)7889 969473
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By 2014, the number of mobile phones in the world will outnumber the number of humans. With android devices alone being activated at a rate twice that of human birth it is no surprise that we live an increasingly connected and mobile life, with a plethora of smart devices at our disposal.
But rather than benefiting our experiences and relationships, our world has been fragmented by the friction between platforms and genres. Hard, firm and software all combine daily to challenge our ideal, seamless experience and the overlap of services and functions across poorly defined products continually compete for our attention. This is compounded by a sophisticated marketing machine that requires us to update and replace in order to stay connected.
'Snky' is a project focused on resetting this confused hierarchy of products by placing the portable electronic device at the heart of our working/living ecosystem and embracing modern wireless technologies.
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Degrees
- MEng, Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, 2011
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Experience
- Industrial Design Intern, Gillette, Procter & Gamble, Reading, 2012
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Exhibitions
- Seoul Social City Software, Seoul Design Foundation, Seoul, 2012; Rio Tinto Sports Innovation Chellenge, Imperial College Business School, London, 2012
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Awards
- Winner, D&AD; Student Award: Product design Best of Year, 2013; Shortlisted, RSA Student Design Awards, 2013; Winner, Rio Tinto's Sport Innovation Challenge, 2012
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Publications
- The Sunday Telegraph, Richard Gray, 2 September 2012; Enabled, P Childs, D Keech & D Southgate, ICL, 2012; Axis Magazine, Kyoko Nakajima, Volume 157, 2012; The Engineer, Jon Excell, Volume 296, 2012