matthew plummer-fernandez: the brave one with engineering skills

London

matthew-plummer-fernandez-portrait

matthew-plummer-fernandez

It was like a natural decision to meet matthew plummer fernandez. first I saw his sound chair and then I was fascinated by his window installation at selfridges department store in london – another project for designersblock (rory, you really boost this kid).

matthew is born in colombia but raised in england. his name is a symbiosis of his cultural background. he studied mechanical engineering and graphic design and will graduate at the royal college next year, where he is doing his ma in design products. he calls himself multidisciplinary designer. he can do that! before he came to the rca, he was working for rolf sachs studio, julia lohmann and had a part time job in catering – he was working more than a doctor. matthew was talking with sebastien noel from troika, his tutor, when I popped into the rca. he was discussing his ideas for his current assignment which could become his graduation work. matthew reads books from the back because he is left-handed and he thinks that things have to beautiful in the beginning and reach a meaning level when you look closer. that sounds almost romantic.

matthew-plummer-fernandez-sneakers

he likes his sneakers. yes, he does.

matthew-drawing

at his desk at the royal college of art

memorial-graduation-project

first sketches/ideas of his graduation work

designersblock-covent-garden-installation

concept for an installation for designersblock which will be shown at covent garden next week – a project with vahakn matossian

sound-chair-plummer-fernandez

sound chair – photo from matthew’s flickr

the-apifera-selfridges

the apifera, window installation at selfridges for designersblock – during london design festival 2008 – photo from matthew’s flickr

draw yourself

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describe yourself in one word

21.

‘the brave one’

draw your favourite product

how nice – a kebab lover

unfortunately I do not have a scanner here. I had to take a picture of the drawings. that explains why they look so weird.

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