Ben Hughes

Optimist

After working for consultancies in UK, Taiwan and Australia, Ben Hughes settled in London, where he was Course Director of MA Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins from 1999 to 2011. As well as undertaking research and exhibiting work internationally, he is the author of over 100 papers, articles and book chapters linked to design. He is currently located in Beijing, where he continues to practice and write about industrial design. He retains a role at Central Saint Martins College of Design as consultant to the Design Against Crime Research Centre.