The D2M Team
Meet Our Wonderful Family…
D2M has a dynamic team of talented individuals including a number of product designers with experience across a wide range of industry sectors. We don’t have account managers so that you can talk directly to the designer who is developing your concept throughout the process.
Phil Staunton
Managing Director
Phil has over 10 years experience of supporting start-up businesses and SMEs develop and launch innovative, new products onto the market. Phil now specialises in strategic planning of product development to minimise risk and therefore maximise the chances of success. Phil graduated with a first from Loughborough University in Industrial Design and Technology focusing on mechanical design and integrated electronics before going on to work for a scubadiving company designing various diving products. At his previous company he managed a design team of twenty designers and engineers before founding D2M Innovation in 2010.
Marc Rambaud
Design Manager
After gaining a Masters in Industrial Design from Nante, Brittany, Marc spent 9 years working in Asia, investigating various aspects of new product development process as a Product Designer in the toy industry. A role as the Product Design Manager for a Design agency followed and then subsequently Marc became Director of a Masters programme at L’ecole l’design, in recognition of his obvious design talent and his ability to manage projects and people effectively. He recently joined the D2M team to help ensure that the design process is as effective as possible in helping concepts become successfully launched products. His little boy Auguste is his daily source of inspiration.
Bill Westwood
Finance
Bill is a former Finance Director and General Manager who spent the last 20 years of his career in international roles in the Global Packaging industry. His broad experience in supporting different sized organisations and wise, considered approach to managing the business, including but beyond just the financial side of the company, makes him an invaluable asset to D2M.
Meryl Wade
Administrator
Meryl has been a dedicated and valued member of the D2M team for several years and has a key role within the administrative department. She is often the first port of call for both new and existing clients. She is always friendly, helpful and professional; she ensures our clients feel confident working with D2M to develop their projects. Meryl has two daughters and loves keeping fit at the gym.
Alex Webb-Peploe
Senior Graphic Designer
Alex graduated with a first class honours degree in Graphic Design and Illustration: he has 20+ years of industry experience working for household names including the Disney Channel, The Army and xxx. He has worked across a number of disciplines including graphic design, illustration, branding, packaging, web and UX design and storyboarding.Alex loves the challenge of creating unique and meaningful brands for a diverse range of products within different market sectors.
Tom Davidson
Senior Product Designer
Tom is a product designer with 8 years’ industry experience and a flair for creating brilliant technical solutions. Tom graduated with a 1st Class Honours in Product Design from Bournemouth University, and was one of only three winners nationwide of an award for design excellence from the Institute of Engineering Designers. Since working for D2M Tom has gained further experience in motorised golf trollies, pushchairs and outdoor equipment.
Hellen Rayner
Senior Textile Product Designer
Helen brings 30 years of design experience to the textiles team. She has spent the majority of her career working in graphics and illustration, and as the creative director of a design studio.
For as long as she can remember, she had been making things out of fabric. From re-upholstering sofa’s, to curtains, clothes and soft furnishings. Her eye for design and her technical ability makes her a real asset to the textiles department.
Brodie Willis
Product Designer
Brodie is an award winning product designer with experience in both hard goods and textile product development. Having graduated in Industrial Design from Loughborough University, Brodie’s innovative bicycle panier project was selected to exhibit at the Internationally recognised New Designers Exhibition in London. Since then he has designed for a variety of sectors including: nursery, sport and leisure, lighting and the construction industry.
Richard Chapman
Product Designer
Richard graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2013 with first class honours in Product Design. He was shortlisted for the Design Council’s Future Pioneer Award at the annual New Designers show in London. Before joining D2M, Richard undertook two work placements in UK design consultancies and also spent six months studying in Barcelona.
Emma Charlesworth
Senior Product Designer
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Thomas Blundell
Product Designer
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Charlotte Bush
Product Designer
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Where Are We?
CHELTENHAM STUDIO
Unit 7, Manchester Park, Tewkesbury Road, CHELTENHAM, GL51 9EJ
LONDON MEETING ROOM
The Office Paddington, 19 Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, LONDON, W2 6LG