Contact
For any inquiries please email
+ 44 (0)7549 146 376
Skype: davidturpin.designer
News
1/ I am collaborating with Flit, a start-up based in Cambridge on an electric lightweight folding bike since 2016. See more here: www.flit.bike
2/ Design of a bread knife – Coming soon
3/ Design of a charcoal grill – Coming soon
4/ Design of an aroma diffuser – Undisclosed customer
5/ Design of an indoor antenna – Undisclosed customer
6/ Door handles for Milla Poignées France – Coming soon
7/ Icons/UI for PDC Europe Sleeving systems
Check out my work
Milla Poignées
Door handles/2020/2021
Personal work
LED light/2021
PDC Europe sleeving systems
Reject unit protection/2018
Naeo Ltd
Aroma diffuser/2020
Acoustic Research
USB DAC amplifier/2015
Zazoon Ltd
Bluetooth bathroom speaker/2014
Flit eBike
icon designs/2020
PDC Europe sleeving systems
Hot air tunnel/2021
Hedworth Ltd
Work examples 1999/2003
Ultransmit Ltd
Aroma diffusers 2007/2009
Personal work
Tiles/2021
Native Union
Moshi Moshi handsets/2009
Acoustic Research
Headset/2017
Arwin Technology Ltd
Humidity and temp sensor/2016
Personal work
Watch concept/2020
Client: Milla Poignées France – Project: Design of a line of door handles – Coming: 2021
Création d’une ligne de poignées de porte pour Milla Poignées. www.millapoignées.fr
In development – © Milla Poignées France – 2020/2021
See photos of our prototypes below
Personal work: Design of a LED light, I am developing this product, the light will use a touch sensor to turn it On/Off and a built-in battery.
A prototype is coming soon.
© 2021 David Turpin All Rights Reserved
Client: Arwin technology Ltd Hong Kong - Project: Design of a smart humidity and temperature sensor - Year: 2018
A cooperation with Senses Designs
Client: Zazoon Ltd Hong Kong - Project: Design of a Bluetooth FM radio + speaker - Year: 2014
Personal work: Watch concept - Year: 2020
Client: Ultransmit Ltd China - Project: Design of aroma diffusers - Year: 2007/2009
This company based in Shenzhen contacted me to design a line of aroma diffusers for the European market.
Client: Naeo Aroma Hong Kong – Project: Design of an aroma diffuser – Year: 2020
Naeo Aroma Diffuser (naeo-aroma.com)
Hedworth Ltd was a company based in Hong Kong specialized in electronic gifts, I have worked as a freelance product designer for them during my time in Hong Kong from 1996 to 2005. I brought them product ideas, developed ranges, and worked closely with the manufacturers to ensure each product was true to the design.
Here are a few examples of my work for them.
Project: Design of a calculator – Year: 2001
Project: Design of a wireless mouse - Year: 2004
Project: Design of a radio - Year: 2003
Project: Design of a calculator - Year: 2003
Project: Design of a watch - Year: 2004
Client: Native Union Hong Kong – Project: Design of a dedicated iPhone charging cradle, Bluetooth ‘Moshi Moshi Curve’ handset and base, to use connected to a mobile phone or a computer for VoIP calls – Year: 2008
I helped Native Union to launch their brand through this design.
Client: Native Union Hong Kong – Project Design of a retro handset « Moshi Moshi Pop phone » to use connected to a mobile phone or a computer for VoIP calls, this product was a huge success – Year: 2008
I helped Native Union to launch their brand through this design.
Client: PDC EUROPE sleeving systems – Project: Design of a reject unit protection – Year: 2018
PDC Europe, a French designer and manufacturer of sleeve applicators & shrink tunnels contacted me to modernize their protection around their « reject unit ».
The target was to help them to differentiate this product from the competition by bringing design to this field.
Image 01: Existing customer « protection » – Image 02: First 3D based on the 2D design proposals – Image 03: Selected design – Images 03-04: Renderings of the selected design.
www.pdceurope.com
Client: PDC EUROPE sleeving systems – Project: Design of a protection around a hot air tunnel – Year: 2020
PDC Europe, a French designer and manufacturer of sleeve applicators & shrink tunnels contacted me to re-think their existing protection around their « Hot air tunnel ».
The target was to create a family look based on the « Reject Unit » I designed for them in 2018.
Image 01: Existing customer « hot air tunnel » – Image 02: First 3D sketches based on the 2D design proposals – Image 03: Selected design – Images 03-04: Renderings of the selected design.
www.pdceurope.com
Client: Acoustic Research Hong Kong – Project :Design of USB DAC amplifier/ Headphone amplifier – Year: 2015
A cooperation with Senses Designs
My services
Product design
3D/Industrial design/CAD/Renderings
Graphic design
UI/Icons/Packaging/Branding/Surface Pattern
About me
I am a French product designer with over twenty years of experience, I live in Mumbles with my family, a beautiful village in Wales after spending ten years in Hong Kong from 1996 until 2006 where I worked three years for a French watch manufacturer before setting up my own company Bleu Ltd.
I design products in various fields such as consumer electronics, home accessories, mobile devices, connected devices, watches and transportation…
Projects for: Flit bike, LEGO Robotic, Jabra, Acoustic Research, Clim8, Native Union (I helped them to launch their brand through the POP Phone and the BT Curve handsets, both a commercial success), Arwin technology Ltd, Innovative Converged Devices, Milla Poignées, PDC Europe Sleeving Systems, Naeo Ltd, Sonneclair …
I am working for the last four years on an electric folding bike with Flit, a start-up based in Cambridge, closely working with the engineers to be sure that every detail and shape is optimized for the manufacturing process and to ensure the product is aesthetically beautiful.
www.flit.bike
David Turpin Designer / 63, Newton Road, Mumbles, SA34BL, UK.