Mr Simon Lockrey

Position

Research Fellow

School /
Work Unit

Architecture & Design

Contact Details

+(61 3) 9925 9021

simon.lockrey@rmit.edu.au

Location

Building: 15
Level: 3
Room: 12

City Campus

College/Portfolio

Design & Social Context

 

Simon Lockrey

Key activities

Simon is a Research Fellow in the Sustainable Products and Packaging team and the Research Area Leader of the Sustainable Products and Services Research Area at the Centre for Design. He has worked as a Product Design Engineer both in Australia and Europe for almost a decade. His work has crossed a large range of industries, including design consultancies, leading commercial interior furniture manufacturers, and multinational appliance companies. The products he has designed have been both ‘small run’ and ‘mass produced’, as his roles have covered all stages of the design process. He has worked with a plethora of materials and processes, in both design and manufacturing environments. His more recent design work includes the Dyson DC31 handheld vacuum, the Dyson DC39 cylinder vacuum, and the Cyclone ‘Lock and Load’ Wheel Barrow. He remains in a design role as the Director of Froth Design, and continues to mentor students as he has in prior educational roles at various institutions.

Qualifications

  • B. Eng (Product Design, Hon)
  • PhD Candidate (School of Management)

Industry experience

  • Neopurple (Design engineer)
  • Schiavello (Project engineer)
  • Dyson (UK, Design engineer)
  • Froth Design (Director)
  • Swinburne/RMIT (Studio lecturer)

Professional interests

  • Swinburne University Alumni
  • Member of Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society (ALCAS)
  • Member of Learning Network on Sustainability (LeNS) Oceania
  • Member of Design for Social Innovation Sustainability (DESIS) Melbourne
  • Member of International Association of Packaging Research Institutes (IAPRI)

Accomplishments

  • 2004 Peter Meggs Prize recipient (Swinburne University) - Best Product Design
  • 2004 W Brown Medal nomination (Swinburne University) - Best 5th Year Engineering Results
  • 2010 Red Dot Award recipient (Dyson)
  • 2011 Australian Design Award and Good Design recipient (Dyson)
  • 2012 Red Dot Award honorable mention (Dyson)
  • 2012 Australian Good Design recipient (Dyson)
  • Worked on recently released Cyclone ‘Lock and Load’ wheel barrow, Dyson DC30/31 handheld vacuum cleaner, Dyson dual channel floor tool, and Dyson DC39 cylinder vacuum

Personal website

Simon Lockrey portfolio website

Media experience

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