Nicolas Roope Explained

Nicolas Roope (born 26 February 1972 in Singapore, Singapore) is a British industrial and digital media designer and entrepreneur.

Education and career

Roope received Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Sculpture from Liverpool John Moores University. Roope's career combines his interest in art, design, sustainability and technology into various commercial and artistic pursuits. His designs have been included in MoMA, Cooper-Hewitt collection and The V&A. He is the co-founder of GGGGGGGGG,Antirom, Poke,Hulger, Plumen, The Lovie Awards, Internet Week Europe and a member of IADAS, the Superbrands Council, and MUBI, Clubzero, Given and Diva Advisory Boards.

Awards and honors

• Winner of 10 Webby Awards
• Winner of D&AD Black Pencil^[1]
• Included in The Wired 100^[2]
• Included in The Adage Creative 50^[3]
• Plumen 001, designed by Samuel Wilkinson and Hulger (Nicolas is creative director of Hulger), has been included in MOMA permanent collection^[4]
• Included in The Tech City Insider 100
• Winner of Brit Insurance Design Awards^[5]
• In the inaugural list of the British Interactive Media Association Hall Of Fame 20
• Awarded the London Design Festival's "Design Entrepreneur Medal" in 2014.

Notes and References

1. Web site: D&AD Awards 2011: Juries: Digital Design . July 24, 2011. D&AD . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929042429/http://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2011/juries/digd/digital-design/88/nicolas-roope . September 29, 2011 .
2. Web site: The 2nd annual Wired 100: Positions 100-80 (Wired UK) . Wired.co.uk . 2013-09-01.
3. Web site: The Creativity 50 | News - Advertising Age . Adage.com . 2011-06-05 . 2013-09-01.
4. Web site: The Collection | Nicolas Roope (British, born 1972) . MoMA . 2013-09-01.
5. Web site: Brit Insurance Design Awards 2011. Brit Insurance . July 24, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623045342/http://britinsurance.com/en/about/sponsorships-partnerships/Brit-Insurance-Design-Awards-2011.aspx . June 23, 2011 .