Professional Reflections
RIKEFE (MIKE) OHWOSI Freelance Industrial Designer
Firstly I would like to thank Wyn and Ahmed for asking me to write a few words about my time and experience at Middlesex Uniniversity Product Design.
Where do I start? I come from a, very much, non-traditional design background. In fact, I spent the better part of a decade playing professional rugby for a living. So how did I become a designer? I grew up in South-East London, right next to Goldsmith University, which has produced some world-class artists and designers. My first introduction to the arts was through skateboarding. I made a lifelong friendship with a then skater and student of Goldsmith University, Karl Broome, who would often share design books ranging from graphic to furniture design. For anyone who might be interested in Product Design I can’t speak highly enough on the MDXPD course. From day one it will immerse aspiring designers in an engaging studio environment to design, visualise and prototype human-centred solutions to many of the problems we face in an everchanging world.
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I was hooked. For many years during school I would draw all different types of products and art, especially cars. I eventually found that I had a passion for rugby and this turned into a career for me around the age of 17. I subconsciously suppressed my love for design to focus on a career in sport. But throughout my career in rugby, I always had something in the back of my mind telling me to pursue a career change and move toward becoming a Product Designer. PRODUCT DESIGN Middlesex University Faculty of Science and Technology
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