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Chris Lefteri

Chris Lefteri is a British designer, materials evangelist and a leading advocate for material-centric design

Lefteri started his career as industrial designer after graduating from the Royal College of Art and has come to be one of the most influential people working in design today. Considered by the press as the ‘Materials Man ’, he is an internationally recognised leading authority on materials and their application in design and his achievements in this area have changed the way designers and material industry consider materials. He has published eight highly acclaimed books on design and material innovation, which have been translated into five languages. Over the last 10 years they have been instrumental in changing the way designers view and use materials. He is editor and creative director of Ingredients magazine, which has a subscription of over 5000 designers across the world.



He has delivered workshops and talks on both design and materials across Europe, North America and Asia. His studio, Chris Lefteri Design Ltd, has worked with numerous Fortune 100 companies and major design studios across Europe, the US and Asia helping them formulate strategies for effective materials integration in the design process.

He was the Visionary in Residence at Art Centre College of Design in California in 2008 and has been a guest lecturer at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Design Academy Eindhoven, CCS, SCAD and LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts in Singapore. He is currently a Theme Champion for Smart Materials, for the Uk’s Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network.