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Pip Tompkin
Pip Tompkin (born 9 December 1971) is a British industrial designer. Pip was born in Nottingham, England.

In 2008 Pip formed Pip Tompkin Design Studio, an industrial design consultancy based in Los Angeles, California. Pip Tompkin’s philosophy of ‘Assume Nothing’, together with his ‘Design for the Unknown’ methodology, has helped develop products, packaging and brands for numerous businesses, start-ups and corporations around the world including Nokia, Dell, Twitter, HP, Microsoft, Vizio, Toshiba, Polycom, Bird, iRobot, Belkin and Arlo .The studio served as an Ambassador for the Industrial Designers Society of America. In 2016, the studio spun off its own startup called Mr Pip. Mr Pip’s first products the ‘Double Cross’.

In 2018, both Pip Tompkin Design Studio and Mr. Pip brand were acquired by the ThreeSixty Group, a brand house located in Irvine California with that owns a number of brands, including FAO Schwarz, Sharper Image and Vornado. Pip joined the team as the Chief Design Officer overseeing Industrial Design, UI/UX and Engineering across the brand portfolio.

Pip exercises consideration and advocates for sustainability in design. One example of this is the collaboration with the Lettuce Grow Team.

Education
Pip graduated majoring in Industrial Design from Northumbria University in Newcastle, then attended the Royal College of Art in London and gained a Masters of Industrial Design (BA).

Early Career
From 2001-2005 Pip worked as a consultant to Dell developing products in the gaming, education, consumer, and enterprise markets. From 2005-2008 Pip worked with Nokia developing the first multimedia phones and mobile devices. Pip also served on a board in Helsinki to create strategies for Nokia’s Global portfolio.

Achievements
Pip’s philosophies of “Assume Nothing” together with “Design for the Unknown” have resulted in the following design awards:


 * IDSA IDEA
 * Spark Award
 * Red Dot
 * iF Design Award ,
 * A’ Design
 * Dieline Award
 * Core77 Award