ABOUT
THE SMART TWIST OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN - LONDON
Research / Design / Consultancy / Talks / Workshops
+44 (0) 7765 844 672
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BRANDS
LFLECT - The Reflective Fashion Brand
ECOLORIUM- Emporium of color and ecofriendly products
ZIPPYKIT- The smart materials toy specialist
AUGMENDIT- Upcycling through digital Augmentation
AWARDS
First Price "Best Use of Materials" Blueprint 2009
First Price "Nesta Grant Award for Innovation" Nesta Starter for six 2009
First Price "Technical Professional Jewellery" FAD 2007
Commendation "UK Young Creative Entrepreneur" British Council 2009
Second Price "Sustainability Next Top Model" Do the Green Thing 2010
Second Price "New Creative Ventures" London Business School 2006
Third Price "Eco price for creativity" EcoPrice Scotland 2007
BACKGROUND
Founded by Elena Corchero - Innovation Strategist
Expert on wearable technologies and smart materials
Former MIT Media Lab Europe Research Associate
Former Distance Lab Senior Research Associate
Alumni MA Textile Futures Central St Martins College
Founder of the term Technology Artisan
COMMISSIONS
Aug'12
London Olympics: Rio handover
Jul'12
London: Trafalgar Square
May'12
Ireland: Dublin
Mar'12
USA: Miami
Nov'10
UK: London
Oct'10
Design Museum Shop: London
Sep'10
Design Museum Shop: London
Sep'10
Kronborg Castle Shop: Copenhagen
Aug'10
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Shop: Copenhagen
Lost Values debuts collection in Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Jul'10
Clerkenwell: London
Mar'10
UK:London
Feb'10
UK: London
Feb'10
UK: London Fashion Week
Jan'10
UK: London
Nov'09
UK: London
Sep'09
UK: London
29 May'08
SPAIN: Barcelona
25 –29 Feb'08
ITALY: Milan
25 Aug '07
UK: London
Saturday at the Round House, 2-5pm. Latest designs from young designers followed by discussions and feedback with industry professionals from both design and retail backgrounds.
20 May'06
ITALY: Pisa
TALKS
06 Jun'13
London College of Fashion
11 Mar'13
London, Google Campus
28 Jun'12
UK: London, Apple Regent St
22 Jun'12
UK: Create, Brighton
29 Feb'12
UK: The Hub, London
Feb'12
UK: V&A London
Nov'11
SPAIN: Barcelona
Sep'11
UK: TENT London
Jul'11
UK: The Kingston Museum
Showcase at the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
May'11
UK: Bucks New University
Guest Speaker: Technology Artisan Talk at Bucks New University sponsored by NADFAS
Mar'11
SPAIN: Santander
Creativity & Innovation in Business Conference
02 Feb'11
UK: Nottingham
Guest Speaker: Technology VS Craft Conference by The Trend Boutique
09 Dec'10
Guest Speaker: Westminster University London
Jul'10
CCA Glasgow
July'10
Cambridge: UK
June'10
Cockpit Arts: London
23 March '10
UK: London
08 – 18 Oct'09
Lost Values Stand Bangkok: Thailand
08 – 11 Oct'09
LFLECT Stand London: UK
24 – 27 Sep'09
100% Design London: UK
16 Jul – 13 Dec'09
Disseny HUB Barcelona: Spain
15 Jan'09
UK: London
19 Sep – 30 Sep'08
SPAIN: Barcelona
25 Apr – 25 Jul'08
IRELAND: Dublin
Nov'07 – Feb'08
China: Shanghai, Jinhan Guangzhou, Chongqing
Climate Cool Touring exhibition by ReDesign for British Council
30 Jan'08
USA: Boston
19 – 28 Oct'07
UK: Newcastle
03 – 29 Oct'07
UK: London
06 Aug'07
USA: San Diego
18 May'07
Ukraine: Chernivtsi
31 Jul'06
USA: Boston
PUBLICATIONS
May'13
Worldwide: Online
Apr'12
Worldwide: Online
Jan'12
Worldwide: Online
Dec'11
UK: Nationwide
Oct'10
UK & US Release
June'10
UK: Nationwide
Jan'10
Blueprint magazine
Jul'09
Easyjet inflight magazine
Feb'09
USA Magazine
Nov'08
Batsford Publishing
Trends 09/10: Forecasting
with Central Saint Martins
Book by Kevin Tallon
Oct'08
Laurence King Publishing
May '08
Book launch
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GERMANY Magazine
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Magazine
13 Aug'07
UK Newspaper
dd Mmm – dd Mmm 'YY
UK BBC NEWS
HONORS
23 – Jan'12
SCOTLAND: Glasgow
Invited lecture at Center for Design Innovation at Glawgow School of Art
Jul – Dec'11
UK: London
23 – 26 Jan'11
UK: Birmingham
Sep'10
UK: London
Jun'10
Springwise: Online
Oct'09
WGSN: Worldwide
24 Sep'09
100% Design London — "Best use of Materials" award
24 Jul'09
NESTA Grant Award for Innovation
21 Feb'09
UK: London Fashion Week
UK Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the year. British Council commendation
29 Nov – 12 Dec'08
INDIA: New Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad
11 Dec'07
CZHEC REBUBLIC: Prague
Nov'07
Eco Prize: Eco Trust UK
16 – 23 Jun'07
COUNTRY: city
WORKSHOPS
Aug'13
UK: London
Nov'11
UK: London
Nov'11
SPAIN: Barcelona
Jun'10
SPAIN: Tenerife
April'10
Kids Modern Show: London
15 – 19 Jul'09
Nederlands Media Art Institute: Amsterdam
25 Feb – 02 Mar'09
SPAIN: Tenerife
PROCEDER: Canarian ecodesign program for sustainable local development
06 Sep'08
UK Scotland: Orkney
13 Jun – 20 Jul'08
UK: Scotland
09 Nov'07
SPAIN: Barcelona
12 Sep'07
UK Scotland: Forres
dd Mmm – dd Mmm 'YY
UK Scotland: Forres
03 Mar'07
JAPAN: Dazaifu