CV
James Huw King
Born
29th March 1985
Education
Central Saint Martins College of Art
* Ba(Hons) Product Design (2.1)
* Foundation BTEC Diploma (Distinction)
Inverkeithing High School
* Advanced highers: Art(A)
* Highers: Art(A) Music(A) Technological Studies(B)Maths(B) Fashion and textile technology(C) English(C)
* Standard Grades: 8 at credit level
Skills
* Proficient in Adobe Creative suite, Graphite, Rhino and Microsoft office.
* Proficient in many forms of model making using a variety of hard and soft materials and various workshop techniques in wood, metal, plastic and ceramics.
Awards, Achievements and Exhibitions
* Design and curation of the Kithkin SomeRightsReserved stall and online shop exhibited at Designersblock Milan 08.
* Design and curation of the Kithkin area as chosen by Designersblock trends area for Interiors Birmingham @ the NEC.
* Chosen to design, curate and exhibit part of Designersblock selection in Tokyo in conjunction with Kithkin.
* "It's Alive!" exhibited at the Designersblock 10th aniversary in London
* Heavily Involved in the Kithkin creative collective.
* ‘SnapMed’ won 2nd prize in ‘life is flexible’ competition run by Plastic Logic and has since been bought.
* Work exhibited in ‘Designtransfer’ as part of Designmai, Berlin.
* ERASMUS exchange scheme @ Universität der Kunst Berlin 09/05–12/05.
* Work exhibited in ‘Direction 05’ CSM.
* Played own musical compositions in response to Olafur Eliasson’s weather project for a ‘Raw Canvas' event. Tate Modern, London.
* Chosen for Head Boy in my last year at Inverkeithing High school.
Experience
Freelance work, 2007/2008
w/ Designers are Wankers
* Design and installation of shop window display in East London
w/ Parritt Leng, London
* Design assistant & architectural model maker
w/ Royal Mile Whiskies, London
* Designing store branding and point of sale
w/ WGSN, London
* Presentation with Kithkin to show our design analysis and influences to aid the trend team
w/ MA Design Studies, Central Saint Martins
* Exhibtion design and build concepts for a show at the Truman Brewery, London
w/ Simon Frazer for 'Hand in Hand' at the Japanese embassy, London
* Furniture design and making for installation in exhibition
Fifekills Fife 05-present
* Founder of record label and collective based in Fife, Scotland.
* Heading up, co-ordinating and designing the release of various records created by a roster of over 10 different musicians.
* Organising tours and festivals in and around the UK.
Eva Menz Design London 05-07
* Assisting with the design and construction process of various intricate lighting products and installations.
Supervisor/Duty Manager CSM Bar London 04-07
* Responsible for Bar and college Building when building staff aren’t there.
* Serving drinks and food to customers.
* cashing up of till.
* opening and closing down of bar and building.
james [at] jameshuwking.com
+44 (0) 7798670106