British designer Simon Hasan (1973) aims to imbue his work with a richness, heritage and texture borne from historical research, and a fascination for obscure crafts techniques. Graduating from the Royal College of Art’s famed M.A. Design Products course in 2008, (where he learnt under Jurgen Bey and Ron Arad), Hasan's graduate collection immediately caught the attention of curators, gallerists, and collectors. Hasan's on-going research into the Medieval process of Cuir Bouilli falls into two distinct but related fields of enquiry - the decorative and the structural. Both applications confound preconceived notions of leather as a luxury material. He was a 2008/09 member of the Vauxhall Collective, a prestigious award set up by British car company Vauxhall. Hasan was also highlighted by Esquire as one of the six British designers shaping 2009, and listed by Wallpaper* Magazine in their UK Fab 40.
 
Portrait courtesy of Elisabeth Scheder-Bieschin for Crafts Magazine
Simon Hasan
Collectiveness & craft
in industrial design
 
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