Chris Stuart Email & Phone Number

Bristol

I provide independent packaging advice and insights, whilst designing bespoke packaging solutions for my clientsWith clear design processes and an emphasis on research, working with you we will consider everything from materials, supply chain & packing processes to the structural design, branding and end-of-life scenarios.With a wide skill set in design tools ranging from CAD to Adobe Suite as well as clear & organised presentation and project management skills I can flex and adapt quickly to suite a project scope, ensuring deliverables are achieved.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Ideas built around the Reduce, Reuse & Recycle mantra.Founder of a start-up with a passion for creating desirable products that are entirely paper based. In doing so I hope to inspire designers, brands & manufactures to consider material choices and circular design more earnestly.The first product brought to market, is a reusable advent calendar that replaces single use plastic &/or wooden advents. Engineered to hopefully last a life time, it can be truly be recycled at kerbside once at its end-of-life. The 2nd product is a mindful relaxation device that changes your phone from a distraction to a relaxation/sleeping aid. It doesn't require bespoke electronics, instead using the technology we all carry around with us, ideal for meditation and promoting healthy sleep.These new inventions/products are entirely paper based and produced in the UK (our primary market place). They are sold as shown on the website (B2C) but can also be tailored creating bespoke promotional mechanise (B2B). This enables businesses to maximise their branding whilst reflecting their sustainability credentials/aspirations.

I ran the UK's Experience Centres, a space to showcase SKG's tools, products and services. I was also responsible for key customer innovation projects, managing a central design team. In collaboration with customers and colleagues we would lead the development of creative, user friendly packaging solutions. During my team with Smurfit Kappa I created several processes, leveraging my business and design thinking insights to define & Implement both R&D and NPD processes.I'm very proud of the work myself and my team undertook, pushing design and innovation, seeing new products that helped increase sales & reduce costs for our customers and in a material (paper) that is recycled, recyclable and renewable.

Packaging and Display designer.Software includes: AutoCAD, Artios, Photoshop, Cinema 4D and Sketch Up pro.Project management and ownership undertaken within my current role.

I prototyped designs for approval before the tooling. The designs we're primarily injection mouldings or vac forms.