Morten Villiers Warren Explained

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.

Education

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]

Career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Native Design's Morten Warren. Baker. Hannah. Director. 25 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Morten Warren. iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE.
  3. Web site: Morten Warren, I/IDSA. 14 January 2011.
  4. Web site: Morten Warren Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search. patents.justia.com.
  5. Web site: The European Centre | Morten Villiers Warren - Great Britain . 2018-07-25 . 2020-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230004942/https://www.europeanarch.eu/europe-40-under-40-awards-archive/2014/10/29/morten-villiers-warren-great-britain/ . dead .
  6. News: B&W Rock Solid Monitors. Johnson. Derek. Muzines.
  7. Web site: The European Centre | Morten Villiers Warren - Great Britain . 2018-07-25 . 2020-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230004942/https://www.europeanarch.eu/europe-40-under-40-awards-archive/2014/10/29/morten-villiers-warren-great-britain/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Native Design - London, London - Industrial Design, Interaction Design. www.designdirectory.com.
  9. Web site: UK Companies house page for Zuma Array Ltd. UK Companies House.
  10. Web site: May 2021. Becky Scarrott 12. Zuma Lumisonic: an ultra-compact speaker light from the engineer of B&W's Nautilus. 2021-05-14. whathifi. 12 May 2021. en.