| Paul Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4th June 1962 |
| Education |
1981–1985 South Australian College of Advanced Education. Degree - Bachelor of design–Industrial Design Top Student of the year 1979–1981 South Australia Certificate of arts and crafts 1984–1985 TAFE South Australia Certificate–CAD/CAM 1970–1979 St Peters College South Australia Matriculation |
| Occupation | industrial designer |
| Home town | Queensland |
| Website | |
| http://www.cubechina.net/ | |
Paul Cohen (Born 4 June 1962) is an industrial designer. Paul has won numerous design awards, including becoming an Overall Winner of an Australian Design Award,[1] Good Design Award USA, and Red Dot Germany.[2]
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After graduation, Paul joined a leading product design consultancy in Sydney. His training included working for several years under master Sony designer Masahiro Takahashi. In 2000, he jointly began Cube Sydney, and in 2004 expanded into Cube Design China. Cube[3] is now a global business with an international client base.
In 2003, Paul created several unique designs for EcoSmart Fire,[4][5] one of which has featured by Bang and Olufsen in Paris.[6] Working with Breville in 2004, Paul helped to create a range of electric home appliances, including working on the Breville Ikon kettle and Breville variable temp kettle, both of which are now the largest selling kettles in the world (in excess of 1.5 million).
Many of his designs have been showcased on the covers of and within the pages of magazines, including Belle, Vogue and Wallpaper.
Paul has also worked with Midea[7] and Breo.[8]
In 2008, Paul began a new direction in his new career, expanding business into Shenzhen China. There, he was the guest of the Red Dot in China.[9] Paul is also active in a variety of exhibitions, such as the International Creative Design Expo(Shenzhen).[10] He currently divides his time between Australia and China.
Besides the EcoSmart Fire system and Breville appliances, one of Paul's most famous designs is the Breville IKON home appliance range.[11] The Ikon kettle[12] has sold over 1.5 million kettles per year. Other designs he has created for every day use includes a Vodafone mobile phone, the Energiser 3-in1 flashlight, Johnson & Johnson tooth flosser, Midea air conditioners and many other consumer goods. He has stated that his aim it to develop more mass produced products which embrace environmental factors.
Paul is the CEO of Cube Design China Limited. He now works in conjunction with large multinational Chinese companies, with a goal of helping to raise design standards in that country. His client list includes Midea, Joyoung, Shenzhen Breo, Top Electric Appliances, Saab Appliances, Fromone Homewares and many more.
In Sydney, he is the Co-Owner and a Director of Cube Industrial Design, where the clients include Breville, Blueye Eyewear, Johnson and Johnson, Hydro Surfing Products, Greentech products, Vodafone, Bang and Olufsen, Tupperware and Phillips.
Paul was also the Managing Director of Think Product Design until 2007, as well as Senior Designer at Design Recourse International, where his projects included working with clients such as AGL, Eveready, Black and Decker, Netcomm, IBM Australia and Sun Moon Star.
Paul has spoken at worldwide forums, served on judging panels and has lectured in industrial design.