Alex is a scientist turned designer with experience ranging from lab work to videography to rapid prototyping. Alongside studying the Innovation Design Engineering double Master's at Imperial College and RCA, he held a part time position as Operations Manager at another ex-IDE medtech startup, Charco Neurotech, which he will take up full time on graduating. Having previously studied Biomedical Science and Neuroscience, Alex's strengths are rooted in experimentation and an empirical understanding of the world. He balances this with deep consideration of the user, and applies this ethos to functional, human-centred projects aimed at improving quality of life and environment.
For his Solo project, Alex created Padl. a novel wellbeing tool inspired by rowing that uses movement responsive audio to deliver gentle exercise, mindfulness and nature therapy. He researched and designed the experience itself as well as the hardware-software system to deliver it. For his group project earlier this year, Alex was part of a team that developed a completely new approach to clothes washing. Their process is completely waterless, significantly reducing the impact that washing can have both on clothes and the environment. They plan to take the Waterless Washing Company forward through a number of design awards and competitions.