Sam Weller (b. 1985) is a British designer. With a background in Industrial Design and Engineering, Sam went on to study at the Royal College of Art in London, graduating in 2012 with a Master of Arts in Design Products.
He later joined a small London based workshop space to begin cultivating his own ideas and developments. Sam has studied, worked and lived around the world, in London, San Francisco and Hong Kong.
He now resides in Denmark, working as the head of lighting development for Danish brand HAY in Copenhagen, whilst maintaining a small studio at his home north of the city in Gentofte.
Sam’s own design work aims to be timeless, honest and intuitive to use, focusing on a pared-back aesthetic that reflects a given products material selection and function. He has collaborated with and had his designs produced by such brands as Yamaha, Fendi, HAY and AHEC amongst others.
His design work has been exhibited internationally, from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (V&A) to Milan Design Week in Italy. His work is also now included in the permanent design collection of such institutions as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA).
Sam is a visiting lecturer and tutor at The Royal College of Art (RCA) in London, The Royal Danish Academy for Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK) Denmark, Berlin University of Arts (UdK) Germany, The University of Applied Arts Vienna (Die Angewandte) Austria, Sheffield Hallam University UK and the National Taiwan University for Science and Technology (NTUST) Taiwan.
Sam is passionate about design, its history and how objects influence our everyday life. He has on occasion been invited to both talk, debate and write about design and the process of how new ideas become commercial products.
Sam has experience in manufacturing, from small-scale craft based workshop spaces to larger mass production facilities, forging a close relationship with makers and industry has played a key role in shaping his design work as well as his knowledge of materials and processes.
Contact
sam@samweller.co.uk
Sam Weller Design Office
CVR 39691434
Sløjfen 42
Gentofte 2820
Denmark