Consultant at Plan
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Consultant at Plan
- Visiting lecturer at Glasgow School of Art
- Past
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- Design Planner at Plan
- Intern at SeymourPowellForesight
- Freelance at Sean Blair Ltd.
- Guest Lecturer at Glasgow School of Art
- Intern at Timorous Beasties
- Education
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- Design Academy Eindhoven
- Glasgow School of Art
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Iain Aitchison’s Summary
Iain is a Design Planner and joined Plan in 2006 after completing an internship at SeymourPowellForesight. He has been involved in design research, analysis and strategy development projects for multi-national clients in the fields of consumer electronics, mobile communications and FMCG.
In 2003, Iain graduated from The Glasgow School of Art with a first class degree in design for which he was awarded The Chairman's Medal for Design.
Following his undergraduate studies, Iain went on to complete a Master of Arts in Interior, Industrial and Identity Design at the Design Academy Eindhoven in The Netherlands.
As a student, Iain was the recipient of an RSA Student Design Award and won a competition to redesign the interior of Gribloch House, a grade A listed building by British modernist architect, Sir Basil Spence.
Iain is a Fellow of the RSA and has lectured on Design Trends and Presentation Techniques at The Glasgow School of Art.
Iain Aitchison’s Experience
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Consultant
Plan
(Privately Held; Design industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
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Visiting lecturer
Glasgow School of Art
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Lecturing and running workshops on design strategy for senior students on GSA's Master of European Design programme run in conjunction with: Köln International School of Design; Politecnico di Milano; Konstfack Stockholm; University of Art & Design Helsinki; and Les Atelier Paris.
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Design Planner
Plan
(Privately Held; Design industry)
May 2006 — July 2008 (2 years 3 months)
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Intern
SeymourPowellForesight
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
January 2006 — May 2006 (5 months)
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Freelance
Sean Blair Ltd.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
February 2006 — February 2006 (1 month)
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Guest Lecturer
Glasgow School of Art
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Design industry)
November 2005 — December 2005 (2 months)
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Intern
Timorous Beasties
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
May 2002 — June 2002 (2 months)
Iain Aitchison’s Education
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Design Academy Eindhoven
Master of Design , Interior, Industrial and Identity Design , 2003 — 2005
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Glasgow School of Art
First Class BA (Hons) Design , Interior textiles and surface design , 1999 — 2003
Additional Information
Iain Aitchison’s Websites:
Iain Aitchison’s Groups:
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Design Research
Iain Aitchison’s Honors:
Awarded Fellowship of the RSA (FRSA), October 2006. (http://www.thersa.org)
Winner of the British Interior Textile Emerging Talent Award, Manchester, April 2004.
Awarded The Chairman's Medal for Design, given annually to the best design graduate from The Glasgow School of Art, June 2003.
Winner of RSA Student Design Award, April 2002.
Winner of a competition to redesign the entrance hall of Gribloch House, a historic, listed country mansion designed in 1937 by the British modernist architect Sir Basil Spence. June 2002.
Iain Aitchison’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
