Amir Afshar is Co Founder and Chief Product Officer at Shellworks. Formally trained as an architect before retraining as an engineer, he holds masters degrees from the Royal College of Art as well as Imperial College London. Amir has been working at the intersection of design, engineering and science with a specific focus on natural materials developed over the last 12 years. He has previously worked at Studio Banana in Madrid as well as being an Independent Designer at Atelier Luma in France. He was the first ever recipient of the prestigious Pokemon Scholarship in 2018 and his work has previously been awarded the Helen Hamlyn Award for Creativity.
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