27 min
Industrial Designer Talk with Brendan Gallagher The Job Talk Podcast
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Industrial Designer Talk with Brendan Gallagher
Brendan Gallagher is one of the creators and founders of Onetwosix Design Inc, an Edmonton based Industrial Design Agency with fellow University of Alberta Industrial Design graduate Nick Kazakoff. The goal of Onetwosix was to provide world class product design services in the city of Edmonton while creating products that improve the human experience. In 2015, the duo elevated the world of office furniture by launching Loop Phone Booths. Over the last seven years, they have scaled the company to include a full manufacturing facility in Edmonton as they worked with clients ranging from Lockheed Martin to Pokémon to Google X.
After graduating from the Industrial Design program at the University of Alberta in 2012 and prior to co-founding Onetwosix, Brendan specialized in digital manufacturing and design for 3D printing. His expertise in additive manufacturing led to early career opportunities at the University of Alberta, as well as the Institute of Reconstructive Science in Medicine where he specialized in using 3D printing and digital surgical planning to assist in the treatment of head and neck cancer patients.
Brendan’s design philosophy was developed during his childhood while growing up in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Being immersed in the natural environment helped develop his aesthetic which combines honest materials and sustainability with bold structures and silhouettes. Throughout his education and design practice Brendan’s daring designs have been deeply grounded by their simplicity and efficiency in manufacturing.
Now in charge of leading a diverse team of designers and talented fabricators paired with a full-scale manufacturing facility, Brendan balances his role as a creative with the responsibility of being a organization leader. All of which has come together, Onetwosix being named Industrial Designers of the Year by Western Living Magazine in 2020.
Description
Industrial designers conceptualize and produce designs for manufactured products. They are employed by manufacturing industries and private design firms or they may be self-employed.
Job Forecast
For Technical occupations in architecture, drafting, surveying, geomatics, over the period 2019-2028, new job openings (arising from expansion demand and replacement demand) are expected to total 17,100 , while 38,400 new job seekers (arising from school leavers, immigration and mobility) are expected to be available to fill them..
Employment Requirements
A university degree in industrial design, architecture, engineering or A college diploma in industrial design is required. Creative ability, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, is required.
Stressed about work? Check out our Career Crisis Interview Series: https://thejobtalk.com/help
Industrial Designer Talk with Brendan Gallagher
Brendan Gallagher is one of the creators and founders of Onetwosix Design Inc, an Edmonton based Industrial Design Agency with fellow University of Alberta Industrial Design graduate Nick Kazakoff. The goal of Onetwosix was to provide world class product design services in the city of Edmonton while creating products that improve the human experience. In 2015, the duo elevated the world of office furniture by launching Loop Phone Booths. Over the last seven years, they have scaled the company to include a full manufacturing facility in Edmonton as they worked with clients ranging from Lockheed Martin to Pokémon to Google X.
After graduating from the Industrial Design program at the University of Alberta in 2012 and prior to co-founding Onetwosix, Brendan specialized in digital manufacturing and design for 3D printing. His expertise in additive manufacturing led to early career opportunities at the University of Alberta, as well as the Institute of Reconstructive Science in Medicine where he specialized in using 3D printing and digital surgical planning to assist in the treatment of head and neck cancer patients.
Brendan’s design philosophy was developed during his childhood while growing up in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Being immersed in the natural environment helped develop his aesthetic which combines honest materials and sustainability with bold structures and silhouettes. Throughout his education and design practice Brendan’s daring designs have been deeply grounded by their simplicity and efficiency in manufacturing.
Now in charge of leading a diverse team of designers and talented fabricators paired with a full-scale manufacturing facility, Brendan balances his role as a creative with the responsibility of being a organization leader. All of which has come together, Onetwosix being named Industrial Designers of the Year by Western Living Magazine in 2020.
Description
Industrial designers conceptualize and produce designs for manufactured products. They are employed by manufacturing industries and private design firms or they may be self-employed.
Job Forecast
For Technical occupations in architecture, drafting, surveying, geomatics, over the period 2019-2028, new job openings (arising from expansion demand and replacement demand) are expected to total 17,100 , while 38,400 new job seekers (arising from school leavers, immigration and mobility) are expected to be available to fill them..
Employment Requirements
A university degree in industrial design, architecture, engineering or A college diploma in industrial design is required. Creative ability, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, is required.
Stressed about work? Check out our Career Crisis Interview Series: https://thejobtalk.com/help
27 min