Morten Villiers Warren | |
Nationality: | British |
Education: | Kingston University |
Known For: | Founder of Native Design in London & San Francisco |
Occupation: | Designer, Industrial |
Morten Villiers Warren (born 1967)[1] is a British industrial designer. Warren founded Native Design, a design and innovation company, in 1998 and remains the principal creative and CEO.
Warren attended Kingston University (1985–1988) completing a BA in Furniture Design.[2]
Warren is a member of the IDSA[3] and has countless patents to his name.[4] He spoke and represented the British Council at numerous design conferences, including Beijing China, Essen Germany, Mumbai India and São Paulo Brazil.[5]
Prior to founding Native, Warren was a principal designer at Bowers & Wilkins between 1989 and 1992. He was responsible for the loudspeaker brand Solid.[6] He has worked for Philippe Starck as well as Aldo Cibic in Milan.[7]
At Native, Warren oversees product and user experience for a range of sectors, including medical, automotive, FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods), and consumer electronics. Native's clients include Anheuser-Busch InBev, Audi, Bang & Olufsen, Baxter International, BBC, Bentley, Bowers & Wilkins, Canal+, Coloplast, Diageo, Here, Hewlett-Packard, Illumina, Microsoft, Nespresso, Novo Nordisk, Pernod Ricard, SFR, Skype, Banco Santander, and Veon.[8]
In October 2018 Warren helped found Zuma Array Ltd.[9] In May 2021 their first product, the Zuma Lumisonic, was announced.[10]