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Tom Lynch

MA work

Our modern lives are dependent upon proprietary technology which few of us could explain, let alone understand how it works.

A growing number of people are reacting to this proprietary technology by building their own devices, so called Open Source Hardware (OSHW). This project explores the application of OSHW to the design of every day objects, taking the ubiquitous vacuum cleaner as its subject.

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  • Tom Lynch profile image
  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Design Interactions, 2013

  • Our modern lives are dependent upon proprietary technology which few of us could explain, let alone understand how it works.

    A growing number of people are reacting to this proprietary technology by building their own devices, so called Open Source Hardware (OSHW). This project explores the application of OSHW to the design of every day objects, taking the ubiquitous vacuum cleaner as its subject.

  • Degrees

  • BA (Hons), Graphic Design: New Media, University for the Creative Arts, 2009
  • Experience

  • Sessional lecturer, University for the Creative Arts, Epsom, 2009–present; Internship, Tinker London, 2009
  • Exhibitions

  • Show RCA 2012, Royal College of Art, London, 2012; Interrobang, University for the Creative Arts, London, 2009; Emerge, Richmix, London Design Festival, London, 2009; New Blood, D&AD; , London, 2009
  • Awards

  • Winner, D&AD; Student Award, 2009; Featured, Computer Arts Graduate Showcase, 2009
  • Conferences

  • 'How I Built the Open Source Vacuum Cleaner', Electromagnetic Wave, Electromagnetic Field, 2013