Cécile Dartiguenave

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• MA Degree

  School

  School of Design

  Programme

  MA Innovation Design Engineering, 2009

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  http://www.ceciledartiguenave.com

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• (design + engineering) x cheekiness = my essence

  Equipped with a double bag made of mechanical engineering blended with design, I enjoy shaking one field up with the other; whether it is taking a lateral approach within a scientific frame or using a scientific tool to support creativity. Keeping the spirit of my Somersault Chair from last year, my final product brings back – irresistibly – the pleasure of moving. As part of a lifestyle and integrated into a home, it allows the user to unconsciously gain form and self-esteem in their own way, whatever the initial distance separating them from an athlete…

• Degrees

• Graduate Diploma Mechanical Engineering, École Normale Supérieure de Paris - Cachan, 2007; MEng Engineering Systems, École Normale Supérieure de Paris-Cachan, 2006; BSc Mechanics and Technology, École Normale Supérieure de Paris-Cachan, 2005

• Experience

• Tutor (Maths, Physics & Chemistry), Acticours Ltd, London, 2008 to present; Workshop Leader, Volute Créations, Paris, France, 2008; Research Internship, Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffkunde - Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany, 2006; Apprenticeship, Atelier l'Aventurine, La Grand Combe, France, 2005

• Exhibitions

• BOOM!, Royal College of Art, 2009; Seoul Design Olympiad, Jamsil Stadium, Seoul, Korea, 2008; Royal College Mall, Royal College of Art, 2008

• Awards

• Red Cross Caricature - Red Cross Oxford Branch Centenary Anniversary Competition, 2009; Second prize, Hutchinson Whampoa/3 Mobile Lifephone Competition, 2008