Ryan worked with DAC as a research assistant on the Bikeoff project during summer 2007. Ryan graduated from Loughborough University in 2006 with a 1st Class degree in Multi-media Textile design and MA Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins in 2008. His MA research took the form of a philosophical investigation into the nature of progress in our post-industrial resulting in the design of a series of chairs that serve as visual analogies for excess functionality in consumer products. Ryan currently works for the British Council in Product Delivery and exhibits work in London and the South East.