Ben trained as an Industrial Designer in the UK. After working for consultancies in Taiwan and Australia, he settled back in London, where he was Course Director of MA Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins between 2000 and 2011. During this time students won all major Student Design Awards including first prizes in RSA (4), D&AD (8), Red Dot, IF, Student Lighting Design Awards, Design Innovation in Plastics Award and Starpack, as well as exhibiting work internationally. Ben is the author of over 100 papers, articles and chapters linked to design for publications such as Blueprint, Modern Weekly, Cent, New Design. He is currently located in Beijing, where he continues to practice and write about industrial design.