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Jeremy Hugh Aston - Industrial Designer · Educator · Researcher · Practitioner. Jeremy Hugh Aston is an award-winning industrial designer, educator, and researcher with three decades of professional experience across multiple sectors, including construction, education, electronics, healthcare, textiles, and transport. Born in the UK and now a Portuguese citizen, Jeremy combines professional practice, teaching, and research through a multidisciplinary design approach that connects industry, technology, and society. He is currently Professor Adjunct and Course Coordinator of the MA in Product Design: Innovation, Furniture, and Mobility at ESAD—College of Art & Design, Matosinhos, and a Researcher at esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte. He is also a Member of the Technical-Scientific Council at ESAD, and COO/Treasurer of AIDDEA—Advanced Design Lab, a platform for collaborative design innovation. Jeremy holds a Specialist Degree in Industrial Design (P.Porto, PT, 2016), a Master’s in Vehicle Design (Royal College of Art, UK, 1996), a Bachelor’s in Design for Industry (Northumbria University, UK, 1994), and a National Diploma in Industrial Design (West Notts Vision, UK, 1990). He has also taught at ESMAD (P.Porto, 2016) and IPCA (ESD, 2014), and co-founded SIMPLIDESIGN, a design consultancy (1997–2012) that worked with local and international brands on brand identity, strategy, and product development. Jeremy has published articles, book chapters, and two books, including Collective for Design (Erasmus+), co-authored to re-evaluate design education methods. He has one registered patent (BioMask, PT2020), developed in collaboration with healthcare professionals, and has organised over 25 international workshops and events, while supervising and co-supervising more than 20 master’s dissertations. His research and practice explore themes of mobility design, circular and sustainable product design, vehicle interiors, Industry 4.0, design education, and modular systems. He has collaborated with companies such as Grundig (audio/hi-fi), Worldspace (satellite radios), Levira (office furniture), Porto Metro (driver cabin and interiors), ISA (energy readers and monitors), Simoldes Plastic with CEiiA and PSA (cargo van interiors, PRT 2020), and Matglow (Kemoov e-cargo vehicle). Jeremy’s projects and exhibitions include Not Just Hot Air: 100 Years of Blow-Dryer Design, which showcased his internationally recognised blow-dryer collection at Casa do Design, Portugal. He has delivered talks, workshops, and research initiatives at CAFA (China), Georgia Tech (USA), LUT (Poland), ESDIR Logroño/EASD Segovia/EASD Jerez (Spain), and AP (Belgium), among others. Guided by the conviction that the fusion of design, social trends, and emerging technologies presents an opportunity to redefine the role of designers in industry and society, Jeremy continues to develop collaborative projects that improve products, vehicles, and services for a more sustainable future.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Jeremy Hugh Aston
Date of birth
1971/03/12
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Aston, Jeremy

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5513-3EB3-F2B3
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4881-3038

Email addresses

  • jeremyaston@esad.pt (Professional)
  • jeremyhughaston@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Av. Calouste Gulbenkian, 4460-268, Sra. da Hora, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - Arts - Architectural design

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/09/01 - 2015/04/10
Concluded
 Título de Especialista na área de Design (Título de especialista)
Major in Product/Industrial Design
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
 Approved
1994/09/01 - 1996/07/05
Concluded
 Masters of Arts - Vehicle Design (Master)
Major in Vehicle Design
Royal College of Art, United Kingdom
"Projects: Locust Futuristic Combine Harvester; Tricept Luxury Super Car; Citylink Urban Public Transport Vehicle. Dissertation: Transport Solutions for the Inner City." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinction
1990/09/01 - 1994/07/10
Concluded
 Design for Industry BA Honours (Bachelor (1st cycle))
Major in Design for Industry
Northumbria University, United Kingdom
"Final projects Virtual Contact Mobile Comms Unit and Futuristic High-Speed Maglev Train, and Dissertation 'What has British Rail Ever Given Us?'." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1)
1988/09/01 - 1990/06/30
Concluded
 BTEC National Diploma Diploma in Design - Industrial Design (Licence)
Major in Design - Industrial Design
Vision West Nottinghamshire College, United Kingdom
"Project: Grasshopper - Field terrain skateboard surfer." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinction
1987/09/01 - 1988/06/30
Concluded
 Diploma in Art and Design - Level 1 (Licence)
Major in Foundation in Art and Design
Vision West Nottinghamshire College, United Kingdom
 Approved
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - Current Researcher (Research) esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - Current Main Coordinator Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2012 - 2016 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2012 - 2016 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2009 - 2014 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - Current Member of Technical-Scientific Council (Conselho Técnico-Científico - CTC) Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024 - Current Chief Operations Officer (COO - Treasurer) AIDDEA - Laboratório de Design Avançado, Portugal
2012 - Current Industrial Design Consultant & Services Jeremy Hugh Aston, Portugal
1997 - 2012 Partner Design Consulting & Services Simpli Design Lda, Portugal
1996 - 1997 Junior Product Designer Grundig International, Portugal
Grundig International, Portugal
1994 - 1995 Junior Product Designer Hot House Design, United Kingdom
1994 - 1995 Intern Product Designer Queensbury Shelters, United Kingdom
1987 - 1988 Intern Designer & Technical Assistant AF Budge Limited, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/03/31 - 2023/06/30 BIOMASK Project
M1420-01-0247-FEDER-000052
Researcher
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2020/01/31 - 2023/01/31 PiCoDe - International Collective Design Project
2020-1-PLOl-KA203-081 456
Researcher
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal

Politechnika Lódzka, Poland
Erasmus Plus
Concluded
2018/11/01 - 2020/09/30 iSea - A Science Communication R+D Project
UTAP-EXPL/CD/0106/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/09/01 - 2020/08/31 FACS, Future Automotive Cockpit & Storage
POCI-01-0247-FEDER- 032719
Researcher
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund

2020 Portugal
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2018 - 2020 Alteração do lay-out em veículos EUROTRAM - Metro do Porto.
Não Financiado 003
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/01/06 - 2023/07/15 Project Reis Aluminum Boat - 7m center console runabout.
Reis AB Quinta dos Carqueijais
Technical development
Concluded
2023/04 - 2023/06 Study Future for Product Design
Aston
Principal investigator
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
Concluded
2023/01/19 - 2023/03/08 Porto Metro - 3rd Generation Light Rail survey (public survey)
Porto Metro 3rd Gen LR Survey
Researcher
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal
Concluded
2019/12/01 - 2019/12/20 Porto Metro: 3rd Generation Light Rail Transit.
None Funded #04
Researcher
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal

Metro do Porto, Portugal
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/06/30 Porto Metro: Passenger Rails.
None Funded #03
Researcher
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal

Metro do Porto, Portugal
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte
Concluded
2018/09/01 - 2019/03/31 BKR Internation: Spreading Machine Components.
None Funded #02
Researcher
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal
 esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte

BKR International
Concluded
2018 - 2019 Apoio de braço para condutores dos veículos do Metro do Porto.
Sem Financiamento P03
Concluded
2018 - 2019 Máquina industrial de corte de tecidos
Não Financiado P014
2017/09/01 - 2018/05/31 Porto Metro: Driver Cockpit Analysis
None Funded #01
Researcher
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal

Metro do Porto, Portugal
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Marta Varzim; Aston, Jeremy; Marta Miaskowska; Bilge Kinam; Melanie McClintock; Mónica Yoldi Lopez; Ana Lúcia Pinto Duque; et al. Collective for Design: An active teaching and learning methodology for collaborative art and design disciplines within the framework of sustainable development - By Marta Miaskowska, Jeremy Aston and Marta Varzim - ISBN 978-989-53907-3-1 - 2023.. Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal: esad--idea. 2023.
    Published • Editor
  2. Chris van Uffelen; Aston, Jeremy. The Book of Drawings + Sketches: Architecture (Pages 36 to 41). Salenstein, Switzerland: Braun Publishers. 2013.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Aston, Jeremy; Duque, A.; Barbosa, Luciana. "Harnessing Biomimicry in Product Design for Higher Education - Lessons from Biomimicry 101 for a Sustainable Future.". In Handbook of Design and Industry - Scenarios for Sustainable Futures., 288-310. Milton Park - Abingdon, United Kingdom: CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.
    Published
  2. Aston, Jeremy; Marta Varzim. "Drawing as a design mediator of cross-cultural communication.". In Collective for Design. An active teaching and learning methodology for collaborative art-design disciplines within the framework of sustainable development., edited by Aston, Jeremy; Marta Varzim, 33-49. Matosinhos, Portugal: esad--idea, 2023.
    Published
  3. Duque, A.; Aston, Jeremy; Marta Varzim; Marta Miaskowsk; Melanie McClintock; Ian Lambert; Loyens, Dirk; et al. "5 Voices of Designers, Artist And Educators". In Collective for Design, 133-140. Matosinhos, Portugal: Esad- Idea, 2023.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Loyens, Dirk; Chakraborty, Shujoy; Aston, Jeremy. "Product ideation in the age of AI: Insights on design process through shape coding exercises.". Paper presented in P. Pic’24-Porto Pedagogical Innovation Conference, Porto, 2024.
    Published
  2. Aston, Jeremy; Salomé, Raquel. "Precious Plastic Portugal Workshop". Paper presented in BID (Biennial Ibero-American Design (8th meeting), Madrid, 2019.
    Accepted
Conference paper
  1. Aston, Jeremy; Barbosa, Luciana; Duque, Ana. Corresponding author: Aston, Jeremy. "Synergies between Biomimicry and Design Workshop Biomimicry 101 - How can nature guide us into a sustainable future (Paper ID 99)". Paper presented in DESIGN COMMIT – 1st International Conference on Design & Industry 2024, Braga, 2024.
    Published
  2. Aston, Jeremy. "Producer to Consumer Vehicle (P2CV) Product Design of a smart mobility solution for for minimising lose and waste in Mirco food supply Chain.". Paper presented in DESIGN COMMIT – 1st International Conference on Design & Industry 2024, Braga, 2024.
    Published
  3. Aston, Jeremy; Marta Varzim. "Collective for Design: Behind the scenes of the art and design workshop held at ESAD College of Art and Design in Portugal.". Paper presented in ESAD Erasmus+ 3rd International Week 2023 (30E+), Matosinhos, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  4. Aston, Jeremy; Freire, Rui Pedro. "The Car as a Transformer". Paper presented in Author (Conference Article) - The Car as a Transformer (P118 to 123) - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Human Systems Integration 2020 (IHSI) - ISBN 978-3-030-39512-4 - By Jeremy Aston and Coauthor Rui Pedro Freire - 2020/21., Modena, 2020.
    Published
  5. Aston, Jeremy; Simões, José António ; Coelho, Rafael; Freire, Rui Pedro; ferreira, jose. "An Ergonomic Study and Analysis for the Porto Metro Driver Cabin Area". Paper presented in IEA 2018, Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Florence, 2018.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Chakraborty, Shujoy; Loyens, Dirk; Aston, Jeremy. "Product Ideation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Insights on Design Process Through Shape Coding Social Robots". Open Education Studies 7 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1515/edu-2025-0094.
    Published • 10.1515/edu-2025-0094
  2. Aston, Jeremy; Barbosa, Luciana. "Mapping Priorities in Product Design: Student insights on course content and professional relevance.". DAC Journal - Polarities Limits and Thresholds. 5 1 (2024): 180-195. https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/DAC/article/view/40693.
    Published
  3. Aston, Jeremy; Sarmento, Teresa. "Coauthor (Published Article) - Desenvolvimento de embalagens sustentáveis para produtos alimentícios - By Patricia Santos, Teresa Sarmento and Jeremy Aston - Revista TECNO METAL, INOVAÇÃO NAS EMPRESAS DE METALURGIA E METALOMECÂNICA - Nr 249 - ISSN 0870-8444 - https://www.metalportugal.pt/files/documentos/2020120912065935666430626465336162386136.pdf - 2020/21.". Tecnometal - Inovação e Design 249 (2020): 08-15. https://www.metalportugal.pt/files/documentos/2020120912065935666430626465336162386136.pdf.
    Open access • Published
  4. Aston, Jeremy; Simões, José António ; Robin, Julien. "O Projeto FACS, Inovação e Creatividade". Tecnometal 241 (2019): 10-18. https://www.metalportugal.pt/files/documentos/2019120515310035646539323262343766643839.pdf.
    Published
  5. Freire, Rui Pedro; Aston, Jeremy; Simões, José; Luccarelli, Martin. "O veículo automóvel como sistema mutável". Tecnometal (2019):
    Submitted
Magazine article
  1. Aston, Jeremy; João Costa; Simões, José António. "Desenvolvimento de uma capsula para embalagem de bebidas espirituosas - ESAD MA Thesis / Amorim Top Series", Tecnometal - Inovação e Design, 2021, https://www.metalportugal.pt/p452-revista-tecnometal-pt.
  2. Aston, Jeremy; Robin, Julien. "FACS Future Automotive Cockpit & Storage, Finding Innovation", Decision Growth Magazine , 2019, https://decision-growth.de/.
  3. Aston, Jeremy; Salomé, Raquel. "Precious Plastics Portugal Workshop", Tecnometal , 2019, http://www.metalportugal.pt/files/documentos/2020020412310935653339363430643261396264.pdf.
  4. Aston, Jeremy; Simões, José António ; Freire, Rui Pedro; Coelho, Rafael; ferreira, josé luis. "Inovação no Desenvolvimento de Dispositivo de Descanso do Braço do Motorista, a Incorporar na Cabine de Veículo do Metro do Porto", Tecnometal, 2018, https://www.metalportugal.pt/files/documentos/2019011817381335633432306630356537346539.pdf.
  5. Aston, Jeremy; Soares, Teresa; Lucio, Magri. "Design de brinquedos em cortiça: entre a tradição e a inovação", Tecnometal, 2018, https://www.metalportugal.pt/files/documentos/2018083117461535623839373064376561356637.pdf.
  6. Aston, Jeremy. "Trends: Know the Difference. Opinão - Ferramentas de Trabalho (page 113).", Trends - Know the Difference, 2016, http://www.trends-mag.com/fotos/produtos/trends59_small_spread_5373692815e2051083dee2.pdf.
Online resource
  1. Aston, Jeremy; Freire, Rui Pedro. Sketchbook - ESAD Week 2024: Product Design + Ai Lab; Vizcom.ai. 2024. https://drive.google.com/file/d/13fPGrQnHOYiuCvY_Ns2O2Nh02hQ7uNNo/view?usp=sharing.
  2. Aston, Jeremy. Sketchbook - Interview: Sketching & Making Ceramic Sculptures; Chris Aston. 2022. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1khFnD9PB9KAUEgIjSCXg3jTqJKhfJNTP/view?usp=sharing.
  3. Aston, Jeremy. ESAD ID Progress Show 6th Edition - Poster Presentation presenting MA/PG product design work accomplished in 2020/21.. 2021. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K4AmnCt8-uu4B0WSX166NlMDaKP6Nbue/view?usp=sharing.
  4. Aston, Jeremy. Sketchbook - MA Interior Design: Sketching Furniture; Spaces & Facades. 2021. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VYYTDy5ae4nPEPA2nMDrId1DwMbgyN7j/view?usp=sharing.
  5. Aston, Jeremy. Sketchbook - ESAD ID Talks: Sketches to Products; Werner Engels. 2021. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gZy-97TVAE86EBlHM2uEwSu_O15E8i2D/view?usp=sharing.
  6. Aston, Jeremy. Author (Video production and editing) - Design Sketching Workshops: Essentials, Sketching and Rendering Tools, Materials and Techniques. - https://vimeo.com/363178885?share=copy (password dsw) - https://vimeo.com/363410064?share=copy (Trailer) - 2020/21.. 2020. https://vimeo.com/363178885?share=copy (password dsw) - https://vimeo.com/363410064?share=copy (Trailer).
  7. Aston, Jeremy. Jeremy Hugh Aston - Industrial Designer, Practitioner, Researcher & Educator.. 2014. https://vimeo.com/jeremyhughaston.
  8. Fábio Silva/ JPN. Publico (P3) - Cloogy, um sistema que controla gastos de energia em tempo real. Product design by Jermey Aston. 2013. https://www.publico.pt/2013/02/22/p3/noticia/cloogy-um-sistema-que-controla-gastos-de-energia-em-tempo-real-1816522.
  9. Joanna Helm. Fy - Factory Business Center / Simpli Design (written by Joanna Helm, ArchDaily Brasil + photos by Rui Pires). Project designed by Jeremy Hugh Aston & João Carlos Ferreira.. 2012. https://www.archdaily.com.br/br/01-26670/fy-factory-business-center-simpli-design.
  10. Aston, Jeremy. Cloogy - Products for smart living. Product design by Jeremy Aston: Hub; Transmitter; Display; Power Plug.. 2012. https://www.cloogy.pt/en.
  11. Aston, Jeremy. Levira IBO 'Uma solução de trabalho destinada a profissionais criativos', designed by Jeremy Hugh Aston. 2004. https://levirasite.azurewebsites.net/pt/linha/ibo-0.

Artistic / Performance

Curatorial / Museum exhibition
  1. 2024. "Not Just Hot Air - 100 Years of Blow-Dryer Design (Casa do Design Matosinhos).". In Not Just Hot Air - 100 Years of Blow-Dryer Design..

Intellectual property

Copyright registration
  1. 2021. "Co-inventor - EUIPO/Design Registration - VRC Kiosk (Automatic terminal for retail sector). Registered Community Designs (RCD) application number 008057525.".
    Registered
Patent
  1. Aston, Jeremy; Chakraborty, Shujoy; Loyens, Dirk. 2023. "Co-Inventor - "FILTRO MULTICAMADA BIODEGRADÁVEL, MÁSCARA FACIAL DE PROTEÇÃO COMPREENDENDO O MESMO E UTILIZAÇÕES ASSOCIADAS” - Patent Nº 118742 - ProCiência 2020 - M1420-01-0247-FEDER-000052". Portugal.
    Pending

Other

Other output
  1. Short film - ESAD MA/PG Mobility Design 2023, Micro Car with CEiia.. A short video presenting virtual vehicle models from five students studying at ESAD.pt MA/PG Mobility Design courses. A project to design a micro-vehicle for car sharing services, aimed at commuters or tourists within towns and cities. This project was a collaboration with CEiia in 2023, an assignment tutored by Jeremy Aston and Andre A Santos.. 2023. Aston, Jeremy. https://vimeo.com/850689424.
  2. Short Film - ART OF CASTING METAL at EASD Segovia, Erasmus+ Mobility.. Short film about ART OF CASTING METAL, a Workshop demo at Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Segovia 2023 - Jeremy Aston Erasmus Mobillity esad.pt. Demonstration by Gregorio Herrero and Victoria Sevilla Lucio. Organised by Beatriz Rodríguez García, Erasmus coordinator at EASD Segovia.. 2023. Aston, Jeremy. https://vimeo.com/846228886.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/04/08 Seminar about the role of a product designer and demonstration of selected professional work made with local and international brands and industry. The talk was given to Masters students on the Product Design and Development course at Escola Superior de Design (ESD) - Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave (IPCA). Product Design Practice
Escola Superior de Design (ESD) - Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave (IPCA) (Barcelos, Portugal)
2018/12/10 Speaker - 'Methods & Tools for Car Design' at CLIP (The Porto International School). Part of the 'Open Careers Week'. CLIP
CLIP - Colégio Luso-Internacional do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/03/01 - 2025/06/03 MA Thesis Supervisor - Harmonizando Futuros: Uma exploração abrangente dos interiores automóveis por meio dos processos de Design CMF.
Supervisor
 Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2023/03/01 - 2023/12/20 MA Thesis Supervisor - Design e Exploração de um Módulo de Cargo para um Micro-carro Elétrico (EZ MOVE): Um Projeto de Estágio com o CEIIA. - By Júlio Teixeira - http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/48695 - 2023.
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2022/03 - 2023/01 Co Supervisor (Internship with CEIIA) - Design de um Veículo Autónomo Elétrico Click and Collect - By João Viveiros - http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/44543 - 2022/23.
Co-supervisor
 MA Product Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Supervisor (Internship with CEIIA) - Inovação em Design de Mobilidade Aérea Avançada - Guilherme Lopes Simões - https://comum.rcaap.pt/handle/10400.26/43843
Supervisor of Guilherme Lopes Simões
 MA Product Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Supervisor (Internship with CEIIA/Project) - P2Cv: Produto de mobilidade inteligente que visa reduzir o desperdício na cadeia de abastecimento alimentar – Estudo e design em colaboração com o CEiiA - By Guilherme Matos - http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/39225 - 2022.
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2020/03/01 - 2021 Masters Thesis Co-Supervisor - Design e desenvolvimento de uma almofada anatómica para o assento e encosto de cadeira de rodas, direcionado para pessoas com paralisia cerebral (Intern with Pixartidea, Supervisor Marco Gomes)).
Co-supervisor of Ricardo Martins
 Product Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Supervisor (Internship with TMG) - O futuro do design e sustentabilidade na indústria automóvel TMG - By Francisco Amorim - http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/37380 - 2021.
Supervisor of Francisco Amorim
 Product Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Desenvolvimento de uma cápsula para bebidas espirituosas - Amorim Top Series.
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Supervisor (Project) - FIXA, um produto pedagógico híbrido para apoiar atividades de aprendizagem criativa (collaboration with Everythink) - By Maria João Cunha Folhadela de Melo - http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/36905 - 2021.
Supervisor of Maria João Cunha Folhadela de Melo
 Product Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2020 - 2021 HAO: design de mobiliário pedagógico na Boa Safra
Co-supervisor of Anna Matilda Oxelfelt
 Product Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Co-Supervisor (Internship/Project) - Da compreensão da Marca Hamilton Conte à conceção e desenvolvimento de uma nova tipografia de produto: mobiliário de exterior - By Francisca Frutuoso - http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/39668 - 2021.
Co-supervisor of Francisca Frutuoso
 Product Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Supervisor (Internship with F.A Porche) - Metodologias projectuais aplicadas num estúdio de design - By Joaqium Oliveira - http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/36237 - 2021.
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2019 - 2021 Supervisor - Futuro do design e sustentabilidade na indústria automóvel TMG
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2019 - 2021 Supervisor - FIXA,um produto pedagógico híbrido para apoiar atividades de aprendizagem criativa
Supervisor of Maria João Cunha Folhadela de Melo
 Product Design (Master)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2019 - 2021 Supervisor - Design project methodologies applied to a design studio F.A. Porsche
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2018 - 2021 Supervisor (Internship with TS Amorim) - Desenvolvimento de uma cápsula para bebidas espirituosas para Amorim Top Series - By João Manuel de Oliveira Santos da Costa - http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/36332 - 2021
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2018 - 2020 Supervisor (Project) - Tailor made packaging design for Azores food produce - By Patrícia Santos - http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/33789 - 2020/21.
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Supervisor - Design Conceito Modular de um Veículo Elétrico
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Supervisor - Design de Estação Móvel de Trotinetes Elétricas
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Supervisor - BE 4.0 Auto-design advanced concept with CEIIA
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Supervisor - Future Automotive Cockpit & Storage (FACS)
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Supervisor - Inovação em Design de Mobilidade with CEIIA
Supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Co-supervisor - O futuro da mobilidade urbano: projeto de um posto de carregamento móvel
Co-supervisor
 Product Design (Master)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2025/06/10 - 2025/07/10 Conference AGI TECH DAY 2025 - Invited key-note speaker and curation of a popup exhibition called 'Transform Revolutionise - 100 Years of Blow-dryer Design. The interactive exhibition debuted 60 iconic blow-dyers and the 30 minute talk expanded on this narrative, showing the social and materials aspects behind the products and their influencing designers. (2025/07/10 - 2025/07/10) AGI - Augusto Guimarães & Irmão, Lda., Portugal
2025/06/20 - 2025/06/20 Round Table meeting - Innovation+Design. An event organisation and participation for Laboratório de Design Avançado (aiddea-lda.pt). The meeting invited academics from local universities and Polytechnics from the north of Portugal to discuss The Future of Product Design, based on the publication article 'Mapping Priorities in Product Design: Student Insights on Course Content and Professional Relevance´, published in ACD Journal Polarities, Limits and Thresholds. (2025/06/20 - 2025/06/20)
Round table (Co-organisor)
 AIDDEA - Laboratório de Design Avançado, Portugal
2025/03 - 2025/05 ID Progress Show 2025 - Exhibition of the 'work-in-progress' from the 1st year MA Product Design students, displayed during and post ESAD week (open college public event). The work displayed project process and results for strategic game concepts. (2025/03 - 2025/05)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2025/01 - 2025/01 Design for Business Workshop with invited Designer and Author Andre Fangueiro from Tietoevry. This workshop was part of the 2nd year Product Design Masters program (Design Practice), and open to the ESAD community, design professionals and general public. The workshop aimed to enlighten students about the extended role of the designer within the product creation business, moving beyond the aesthetic and process, and demonstrating the importance of understanding design strategy and business. (2025/01 - 2025/01)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2024/11/20 - 2024/12 Design Sketching Workshop - an exhibition at Lodz University of Technology, showcasing sketch work from professional, academic and experimental design projects, highlighting mastery in manual and digital techniques. The works illustrate efficient idea development and visual impact across various fields, including industrial design, art, furniture, packaging, product design, spatial design, transportation, and wearables. (2024/11/20 - 2024/12)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 Politechnika Lódzka, Poland
2024/11 - 2024/11 Design Sketching Workshop with invited Designer João Ornelas from AIDDEA-LDA.pt. This workshop was part of the 1st year Product Design Masters program (Design Lab), and open to the ESAD community, design professionals and general public. The workshop aimed to enlighten students about the importance of transferring ideas through drawing media in order to develop and communicate design concepts. (2024/12/06 - 2024/12/06)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2024/06/04 - 2024/06/04 Master Class - Suzuki Design meeting with invited speakers Mr Sungmin Ana and Mr Soto from the Suzuki Europe studio in Turin. The master class included a presentation about Suzuki design, discussion and student portfolio review. (2024/06/04 - 2024/06/04)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal

SUZUKI DESIGN EUROPE, Italy
2023/06/26 - 2023/06/26 BioMask conference in ESAD--IDEA research center, to present the BioMask project, methods, processes and outputs to the ESAD direction, design research community and general public. Presented by project researchers and speakers; Shujoy Chakraborty, Carlos André Gomes; Dirk Loyens; Jermey Aston and Maria João Melo. (2023/06/26 - 2023/06/26)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal
2023/03/29 - 2023/03/29 Organization and participation of a masterclass workshop called SKETCHING REAL-TIME, with designer Joao Ornelas. The workshop focused on various sketching techniques around automotive topics, using ballpoint pens for quick drawings and marker pens for rendering. The workshop invited students from the 1st and 2nd cycle degree courses. https://esad.pt/pt/news/sketching-real-time (2023/03/29 - 2023/03/29)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2023/03/06 - 2023/03/10 Color / Materials / Finishes (CMF) Workshop for the Lic. Product Design students (2nd year). Part of the ESAD Week 2023 activity incentives. The five day workshop researched into different product typologies, studying alternative colors, materials and finishes towards new consumer groups, and making material 'landscapes' and virtual application onto new products. The workshop was assisted by Prof(s) Luciana Barbosa; Ana Duque, Vitor Verão and Rafael Coelho. (2023/03/06 - 2023/03/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2023/03/06 - 2023/03/10 Master Class Workshops with students from the MA Product Design, PG Mobility Design and PG Furniture Design courses, making products, vehicles and furniture from the inspirations and values studied with Dieter Rams, Giorgetto Giugiaro and Gerrit Rietveld. The workshop demonstrated practical activities, realizing students curricular projects in soft-materials, 3D printing, tech-clay and wood. The event was part of an ESAD Week 2023 incentive. (2023/03/06 - 2023/03/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2023/01/03 - 2023/03/03 The 7th ID Progress Show and MA Show 2023 - Students from the MA Product Design course exhibited light lights of their work, demonstrating their creative capacities to design new and innovative products. The event celebrates, together with other MA courses, work completed within the curricular program, and exposes their talents to undergraduates, ESAD community, potencial employers, sponsors and general public. (2023/01/03 - 2023/03/03)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2023 - 2023 ESAD ID TALKS 2023 - The ESAD ID Talks bring prestigious national and international designers to ESAD every year, to share their professional experiences and the backstage of their projects and processes. Guests 2023: André Fangueiro, João Ornelas and Gabriel Tan. (2023 - 2023)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2022/05/15 - 2022/05/27 Design workshop organisation, participation and mentor for the project 'Project - Product - Promotion: International Collective for Design', at ESAD College of Art & Design, Matosinhos, Portugal. The workshop collaborated with local industry, with Corticeira Amorim S.G.P.S., S.A (Amorim Top Series) and Churchill's, a family-run port and Douro wine producer based in Vila Nova da Gaia and the Douro Valley. (https://esad.pt/en/news/picode-2022). (2022/05/15 - 2022/05/27)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2022 - 2022 ESAD ID TALKS 2022 - The ESAD ID Talks bring prestigious national and international designers to ESAD every year, to share their professional experiences and the behind the scenes aspects of their projects and processes. Next guest: Melanie McClintock. (2022 - 2022)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2020/07/01 - 2021/09/16 Coordinator - De Stijl Workshop - An extra-curricular incentive from ESAD direction to supplement pandemic interruption during the academic year 2019/2020. This workshop focused on studying and reapplying (hacking) past furniture building techniques, to produce new furniture pieces. Co-organization and teaching with Profs Dirk Loyens and Luciana Barbosa. (2021/09/12 - 2021/09/16)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2021/07/21 - 2021/07/21 Moderator and Speaker - Alter Mobility, Talks program from the Porto Design Biennale 2021. (https://portodesignbiennale.pt/en) - 'How will we move in the future and what role will the designer play within this reality'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbKtD3GNm4s (2021/05/31 - 2021/07/21)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal
2021/01/05 - 2021/06/30 ESAD ID TALKS 2021 - The ESAD ID Talks - online this year – bringing prestigious national and international designers to ESAD every year to share their professional experiences and take students behind the scenes of their work. The 2021 guests are: Irena Übler, Boris Fabris and Shujoy Chakraborty. - https://esad.pt/en/news/esad-id-talks-2021. (2021/01/05 - 2021/06/30)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2020/08/01 - 2020/10/01 Coordinator - ID Progress Show 5th Edition 2020 - This exhibition is the 5th edition of the ID PROGRESS SHOW, and highlights some of the projects and activities made by the MA Product Design students during 2019/2020. With online Virtual Experience: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16A9JuSFnFOXwVlaSkUx-DKXNBZ4HqO7a/view (2020/09/06 - 2020/10/01)
Exhibition (President of the Organising Committee)
 ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2020/07/01 - 2020/09/16 Coordinator - Design Sketching Workshop - An extra-curricular incentive from ESAD direction to supplement pandemic interruption during the academic year 2019/2020. This workshop focused on the drawing and visual representation techniques used for the product creation process. (2021/09/12 - 2021/09/16)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2020/05/31 Coordinator - ESAD ID Talks 2020 with prestigious guest speakers: Eliska Skarolková (Czech Republic) about social innovation and service projects (https://youtu.be/6EWKV1TTfZo); Christian Haas, an industrial designer collaborating with Villeroy & Boch, Arita/2016, Karakter and Schoenbuch, specialising in products, ceramics, furniture and lighting (https://vimeo.com/430648410). (2020/01/01 - 2020/05/31)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2019/07/08 - 2019/07/12 Coordinator - ESAD Summer Workshop 'Thinking, designing, making and shaping products from recycled plastic'. This workshop was aimed at creative people who are concerned with sustainable issues and looking for alternative design opportunities and ecological methods. Exploring four types of machines: Shredder; Extrusion; Injection; Compression. More infor - esad.pt/en/news/summer-workshop-with-opolab Video links - vimeo.com/371693523 - vimeo.com/359982142 - vimeo.com/359979769 - vimeo.com/359982577 - vimeo.com/359982784 - vimeo.com/359982919 (2019/07/08 - 2019/07/12)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 OPOLAB (fabrication laboratory), Portugal

Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2017/10/05 Speaker & Lecturer - Workshop Portuguese Chair. An International ESAD LAB in partnership with a cultural Luso-Chinese organization. An exchange of knowledge; giving our international guests the opportunity to experience design creativity within Portugal. The workshop theme is called 'Portuguese Chair' and the students had to study Portuguese values, icons and influences to design a new chair. Web link - https://esad.pt/pt/news/portuguese-chair Video link - https://vimeo.com/238102729 (2017/10/01 - 2017/10/05)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2017/06/01 - 2017/09/30 Moderator & Speaker - LEXUS/ESAD Design Camp 2017 - Designers from around the world met for six days in Ofir at a workshop promoted by LEXUS and ESAD. From Portugal to Turkey, from Austria to Poland, there are no boundaries for creativity, there are no limits to making the world a better place. Web link - https://esad.pt/en/news/lexusesad-design-camp-2017 Video link - https://vimeo.com/234209444 (2017/09/10 - 2017/09/15)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal

Lexus Portugal, Portugal
2016/04/01 - 2016/06/30 Coordinator - Workshop in Turin visiting: the Lingotto building (old Fiat factory); Maserati factory; IED European Institute of Design; Automotive Museum; Pininfarina Museum. Students came from different backgrounds and experiences: ESAD; Universidade do Minho; Universidade da Beira Interior; Instituto Politécnico do Porto and ERASMUS+. Web link - https://esad.pt/pt/news/car-design-turin (2016/06/26 - 2016/06/30)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2014/05/01 - 2014/06/02 Co-moderator & Speaker - Central Academy of Fine Arts, sending 3 teachers and 11 students for a workshop in 'Future Learning Spaces'. This is the first of many actions to take place in partnership with Chinese institutions, both in Portugal and China. Integrated in the internationalization project of ESAD. (2014/05/14 - 2014/06/02)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal

China Central Academy of Fine Arts, China

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/07/15 - 2025/07/15 Conference - Innovation+Design for Future Companies. An event organisation for Laboratório de Design Avançado (aiddea-lda.pt) and supported by the Santo Tirso Town Hall. The conference invited leaders from local industries from the north of Portugal to discuss collaborative incentives and business opportunities through design strategies. The conference included talks from the Town Hall Vice President, Portuguese industry by Prof Gilberto Santos, LDA by João Ornelas and showcased student work from ESAD's Product Design Masters course.
Conference
 Innovation+Design for Future Companies
AIDDEA - Laboratório de Design Avançado, Portugal
2024/06/06 - 2024/06/06 Innovation Day Conference at Porto Design Factory (P.Porto). Talk about Co-creation andf working Internationally as a Product Designer.
Conference
 Innovation Day
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2024/06/04 - 2024/06/04 Conference ARCADA- Shaping Ideas into Reality. An event organised by the ESMAD students association, inviting professional designers and opinion leaders to talk about their work methodologies and experiences. My Talk title Designing the Future: Exploring AI's Impact on Product Design.
Conference
 ARCADA - Shaping Ideas into Reality.
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2024/06/04 - 2024/06/04 Sketching Workshop ARCADA - Shaping Ideas into Reality. A sketching workshop (4 hours) for the undergraduate design students and teachers, practicing marker rendering techniques and digital Ai tools.
Workshop
 ARCADA - Shaping Ideas into Reality.
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2024/04/22 - 2024/04/22 Blue Design Alliance conference talk - Ai in Design: A Creative Revolution or a Looming Challenge.
Conference
 Blue Design Alliance - Water Design Views
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2023/11/16 - 2023/11/16 Porto Design Bienal 2023 - Urban Mobility Talks with Toyota Europe, Lexus, Ceiia and CM Matosinhos - Talk about 'Innovating Future Mobility Forms'.
Conference
 Porto Design Bienal 2023 - Urban Mobility Talks
ESAD-IDEA Design & Art Research Centre, Portugal
2023/11/07 - 2023/11/09 Biomimicry 101 Workshop Granada (20 hrs Erasmus Mobility) - Received certified training about design through biomimicry processes, methodologies and tools, guided by the expert instruction of certified biomimicry professionals, Theresa Millard and Chris Gauthier, this intensive course has been meticulously tailored to equip working professionals with the foundational skills for innovation inspired by the genius of nature.
Workshop
 Biomimicry 101 Granada
ESADA - Escuela Superior de Arte y Diseño de Andalucía, Spain
2023/07/08 - 2023/07/08 Participation in round table discussion/debate about Product Design practice within industrial sectors, focusing on the footwear industry. Invited by Pedro C. Almeida, curator of the exhibition - Sapatilhas: Marcas Portuguesas, do Estado Novo ou virar do milénio.
Conference
 Debate - Sapatilhas: Marcas Portuguesas, do Estado Novo ou virar do milénio.
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal
2023/06/29 - 2023/06/29 BioMask conference in BAM research center in Madeira, to present the BioMask project, methods, processes and outputs to the regional government, design research community and general public. Presented by project researchers and speakers; Shujoy Chakraborty (UMA), Arditi, The Biomask Company and the Regional Agricultural Minister.
Conference
 Biomask Conference
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2023/05/24 - 2023/05/24 Presentation and round table discussion about Product/Industrial Design at the levels of education and investigation at the conference - In Focus Spain (‘Em Foco Espanha) - Design como valor estrutural do produto industrial.
Conference
 Em Foco Espanha - O Design como valor estrutural do produto industrial.
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal

Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal EPE, Portugal
2023/05/10 - 2023/05/10 Participation in the conference ESAD Erasmus+ 3rd International Weeks 2023, Co-presenting with Marta Varzim - Collective for Design: Behind the scenes of the art and design workshop held at ESAD College of Art and Design in Portugal.
Conference
 ESAD Erasmus+ 3rd International Week 2023 (30E+)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2023/05/09 - 2023/05/09 Moderator for the oral presentations at ESAD Erasmus 3rd International week 2023 (30E+), 09.05.23 at 9h30 to 10h30: Designing Games for Impact; Design as mediator in the development of multidisciplinary projects - Bairroz and Handy Rice: About teaching visual Literacy; Project-based learning in a product design degree - challenges for students; Interior design at the Escuela de arte y superior de diseño de Pamplona.
Conference
 ESAD Erasmus+ 3rd International Week 2023 (30E+) - Perspectives on Art and Design Education
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2023/04/26 - 2023/04/26 Conference participation at NEDI - Núcleo de Estudantes de Design Industrial in Covilhã: Morning session, talk about ‘Creating Future Mobility Forms’; Afternoon session, round table discussion about MA and PG courses from UBI, UA and ESAD.
Conference
 NEDI - Núcleo de Estudantes de Design Industrial in Covilhã.
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/04/10 - 2023/04/14 Invited by the Erasmus coordinator (Beatriz Garcia) and funded by the Erasmus+ mobility program, I gave a four day workshop for product design sketching at Escuela de Arte Y Superior de Diseño in Segovia, called Monotema 4, Design Sketching Workshop. The workshop invited students and teachers from their newly formed product design course, to participate and learn rendering techniques to communicate their product ideas and concepts.
Workshop
 Erasmus+ Mobility - Monotema 4, Design Sketching Workshop
Escuela de Arte Y Superior Diseño, Spain
2023/03/12 - 2023/03/18 Participation and coordination (together with Professors Shujoy Chakraborty and Dirk Loyens) of a design workshop in Madeira for the BIOMASK Project, with UMA, ARDITI and The Biomask Company. This was a milestone meeting to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, to develop, through design thinking and practical laboratory activities, a 99% biodegradable FFP2 mask made from banana fibres. Three concepts were generated from this workshop and tested by healthcare professionals.
Workshop
 Biomask Design Workshop
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2022/09/26 - 2022/10/07 Design workshop participation and mentor for the project 'Project - Product - Promotion: International Collective for Design', at ESOGU Art and Design Faculty, Visual Communication Design Department Eskisehir, Turkey.
Workshop
 Project - Product - Promotion: International Collective for Design
ESOGU Art and Design Faculty, Visual Communication Design Department Eskisehir, Turkey
2022/10/03 - 2022/10/03 Conference participation entitled 'Sketching with the Product Design Process', at ESOGU Art and Design Faculty, Visual Communication Design Department Eskisehir.
Conference
 Sketching with the Product Design Process
ESOGU Art and Design Faculty, Visual Communication Design Department Eskisehir, Turkey
2022 - 2022 Invited to take part in Trayectorias Design Days, promoted by Escuela de Arte de Jerez in March 07 to 10, 2022. This workshop brought together leading figures from the fields of animation, photography, fashion design, interior design, graphic design and artistic ceramics. Jeremy Aston, ESAD lecturer and product designer with over 25 years' experience, presents the sketching class Proceso de Diseño Através del Bocetaje, under the ERASMUS+ international mobility programme.
Conference
 Trayectorias Design Days
Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Jerez, Spain
2021/10/04 - 2021/10/15 Design workshop participation and mentor for the project 'Project - Product - Promotion: International Collective for Design', at LUT Lodz University of Technology, Poland.
Workshop
 Project - Product - Promotion: International Collective for Design
Politechnika Lódzka, Poland
2021/07/22 - 2021/07/22 Speaker - Sustainable Living Innovators_Edition 2021 (CEIIA Incentive). Activator Jeremy Aston from ESAD Matosinhos explains how product design has evolved with interaction design, where digital is increasingly important. Today, when we design new products and services we integrate various features for a particular purpose - design for a purpose. https://fb.watch/7d0lzXG7h7/
Seminar
 SLI - Sustainable Living Innovators_Edition 2021 (CEIIA Incentive)
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal

Centro de Engenharia e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2021/07/07 - 2021/07/07 Speaker - REPLAY Talks about ECO DESIGN - online discussion about ecological design issues, just talking about it or doing! A project called Replay (recycling toys), supported by ZERO WASTE LAB and PRECIOUS PLASTIC PORTUGAL. https://plasticreplay.pt/
Meeting
 Replay Talks ECO DESIGN
ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal

OPOLAB (fabrication laboratory), Portugal
2020/09/23 - 2020/09/23 Participation - Workshop featuring a heterogeneous and complementary group of people with appointed Curator Director Alastair Fuad-Luke, whose personal and disciplinary vision for the fermentation of new ideas, the role of design in contemporary society, and for the construction of a new edition of Porto Design Biennale planned for June/July 2021.
Workshop
 Porto Design Biennale 2021
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal
2019/11/25 - 2019/11/29 Participation - ERASMUS International Workshop Week - organized by ESDIR and supported by Erasmus funding (https://esdir.eu/es/2019/11/21/workshop-week/). Consisting of 11 different workshops held simultaneously for 2nd and 3rd year design students (220 in total) from graphics, product, fashion and interiors, as interdisciplinary groups. Involving teachers and designers from the United States, Japan, Belgium, Portugal and Poland. Video link - https://vimeo.com/375954433
Workshop
 ESDIR International Workshop Week
ESDIR, Escuela Superior de Diseño de La Rioja, Spain
2019/11/20 - 2019/11/22 Conference participation and presentation of a paper 'Precious Plastics Summer Worshop, sustainable design practices'. Co-authors Jeremy Aston (Prof ESAD and speaker), Raquel Salomé (Prof ESAD) and João Barata Feyo (CEO OpoLab).
Conference
 8º Encuentro BID - Enseñanza y Diseño
Encuentro BID de Enseñanza y Diseño, Spain

Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2019/06/20 - 2019/06/24 Speaker & Guest Lecturer - Sketching workshop about 'The power of sketching for three dimensional design'. Website link - https://www.uma.pt/noticias/palestra-the-power-of-sketching-for-design/?contentid=9795 (Protocol for exchanging professors and knowledge between ESAD and the University of Madeira).
Workshop
 The Power of Sketching for Three-Dimensional Design
Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2019/06/20 - 2019/06/20 Participation - ICO-D International Council of Design (regional meeting) - Round-table speaker (subjects: globalisation, metrics and data) with Chairman Prof. David Grossman and hosted by Porto Design Biennale/ESAD IDEA at Casa da Arquitectura, Matosinhos, Portugal. Website link - https://www.ico-d.org/connect/events/events/889.php
Meeting
 ICO-D International Council of Design (regional meeting)
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal
2019/02/20 - 2019/02/20 Speaker - Textile Cluster Conference (Intelligent cities and mobility) - Talk/presentation title ¿Automotive cockpit design 2030, finding innovation¿ with ESAD MA Product student Joaõ Silva in the conference halls of Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, Porto, Portugal.
Conference
 Textile Cluster Conference (Intelligent cities and mobility)
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal

ERT Têxtil Portugal SA, Portugal
2018/09/20 - 2018/09/20 Speaker - Title 'Tools & Methods for Car Design' with ESAD MA Product student Jorge Carneiro at UX Art Space by Lexus in Lisbon, Portugal. This workshop explores the tools and methods for creativity in designing and developing new vehicles, based on the techniques of drawing and working with clay technology, coupled with digital design methods, Video link - https://vimeo.com/292735230 ESAD news feed - esad.pt/pt/news/workshop-tools-methods-for-car-design
Workshop
 UX Art Space by Lexus
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal

Lexus Portugal, Portugal
2018/08/26 - 2018/08/30 Poster Presenter - IEA, 20th congress of the international ergonomics association - Poster title 'An Ergonomic Study and Analysis for the Porto Metro Driver Cabin Area' in Florence, Italy. Coauthors: Aston, J.H.; Simões, J.A.; Ferreira, J.L.; Freire, R.P.; Coelho, R.. Published paper link - https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-96071-5_20 Poster video link - https://vimeo.com/298833082
Conference
 IEA, 20th congress of the international ergonomics association
esad—idea, Investigação em Design e Arte, Portugal
2018/03/04 - 2018/03/09 Guest Lecturer - University of Antwerp teaching Product design and services, devlopment and promotion using 'cross-media'. Supported by Erasmus teacher mobility.
Workshop
 Product Design & Cross-media
Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
2017/05/02 - 2017/05/05 Guest Lecturer - Artesis Plantijn University College of Antwerp, teaching product design practices and how to determine future product trends. Supported by Erasmus Teacher Mobility.
Workshop
 Future Forms
Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen, Belgium
2016/10/08 - 2016/10/11 Participation and exhibition of MBOX Multimedia Furniture at INTERCASA Salão National de Mobiliário e Decoração / Lisbon Design Show, FIL.pt
Exhibition
 INTERCASA CONCEPT
FIL Feira International Lisbon, Portugal
2016/04/26 - 2016/04/28 Conference speaker and design workshop training for NEDI (Núcleo de Estudantes de Design Industrial) at Beira Interior University.
Conference
 Clicka 5.0
UBI - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2013/06/14 - 2013/06/14 Participation and speaker at ARCADA 2013, for undergraduate design students at ESMAD.
Conference
 RCADA 2013
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2010/03/17 - 2010/03/17 Received a participation diploma (II) for CINEMA 4D training (21 hours) given by Mr. Raimundo Gomes from TechLimits. A certified training course that covers the CINEMA 4D software, modelling, rendering and animation.
Other
 CINEMA 4D training
TechLimits Informática lda, Portugal
2009/03/18 - 2009/03/20 Received a participation diploma (I) for CINEMA 4D training (21 hours) given by Mr. Raimundo Gomes from TechLimits. A certified training course that covers the CINEMA 4D software, modelling, rendering and animation.
Other
 CINEMA 4D
TechLimits Informática lda, Portugal
2008/04/15 - 2008/04/15 Seminar participation and speaker for Industrial Design and Engineering, for undergraduate students at ESMAD.
Seminar
 Industrial Design and Engineering
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2007/07/23 - 2007/07/23 Participation in a circle of seminars and roundtable discussions about PME Portugal - Estimular a Competitividade das PME.
Seminar
 PME Portugal - Estimular a Competitividade das PME.
PME Portugal - Associação das Pequenas e Médias Empresas de Portugal, Portugal
2006/08/16 - 2006/08/16 Participation and speaker in the seminar EGI'06 O Admirável Mundo Novo Sucesso em Tempo de Crise.
Seminar
 EGI'06 O Admirável Mundo Novo Sucesso em Tempo de Crise
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2006/01/05 - 2006/01/05 Participation and speaker for seminars about 'Product Design & Development', for undergraduate design students at ESMAD.
Seminar
 Product Design & Development'
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
1997/12/12 - 1997/12/12 Received training and certificate of merit for successfully fulfilling the requirements of Alias Wavefront Level 2 Design.
Workshop
 Alias Wavefront Level 2 Design
VANTEC-TECNOLOGIAS DE VANGUARDA E SISTEMAS DE INFORMAÇÃO LDA, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/11/29 Masters Innovation Design Project Thesis - Navchair: poltrona para utilização estática prolongada.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Eduardo José Ventura Teixeira (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2024/03/21 Design as a preventive strategy for work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 José Carlos Ferreira de Almeida (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Departamento de Design, Portugal
2023/12/12 Master Thesis Jury - Design de um painel de porta automóvel personalizável e customizável através de fabrico aditivo (UA).
(Thesis) Main arguer
 António Maria de Oliveira Martins (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/05/26 Design and development of a medical robotic device for assisted surgical procedures for breast cancer treatment.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rolands Strozs (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Departamento de Design, Portugal
2021/12/20 Academic Jury - Design do exterior de um robot autonomo para limpeza de pavimentos de grandes dimensoes: i-RoCS. By Helder Fernando Brandao Antunes - Universidade de Aveiro 2021.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Helder Fernando Brandao Antunes (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021 Academic Jury - A Citizen-centric smart city: Design of an urban furniture collection
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sara Figueiredo (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020 Academic Jury - Design de um Robô de Cozinha para a empresa Flama: Processos participativos para otimização da experiência do utilizador (Masters UA)
(Thesis) Arguer
 João Martins (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019 Academic Jury - Sketch Thinking: As ideas não verbais no territótio do design do produto (Masters, IPCA)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Rui Barreira (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2016/06/14 Jury member for the Título de Especialista in Design, for Telmo José de Nogueira Carvalho, presenting his work, cv and portfolio, providing 10 years of professional design work and detailed explanation of a project, an exhibition project.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Telmo José de Nogueira Carvalho (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/01/01 - 2024/04/22 DESIGN COMMIT – 1st International Conference on Design & Industry 2024 Escola Superior de Design (ESD) - Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave (IPCA)

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/11/01 - 2020/10/20 Consultant - Product design for VRC Warehouse Technologies, to design a Retail Silo Console for commercial stores and outlets: investigation of console interfaces; exploration into new interfaces, aesthetics and components; technical development, material specification and communication. VRC website - https://www.vrc.pt/pt/ VRC Warehouse Technologies, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2019/09/30 Consultant - Illustration for Gruenewald Design. An architecture project sketch implementation with Die Macherei, Munich, Germany. Collaboration with designer Anja Gruenewald. SD Design Studio, Portugal
2019/05/01 - 2019/08/31 Consultant - Product Design for glass tableware products and collections (Dansk) in collaboration with designer Nick Holland: investigation into commercial trends and tendencies; exploration (workshops), sketches, visualization, technical development and communication. Nick Holland Design, United Kingdom
2019/01/31 - 2019/05/31 Consultant - Product Design for TEV2 to design an electric installation box universal door-latch: Exploration into reducing components and internal box intrusion, technical development, specification and prototypes for testing. TEV2 - Distribuição de Material Eléctrico, Lda, Portugal
2011/06/01 - 2018/12/31 Consultant - Interior and Furniture Design for fashion clothing mulit-brand spaces (Ponto Negro and Up Style jeans) - Leiria/Leiria Shopping/Santarém/Rio Maior/Entroncamento/Caldas da Rainha/Alcobaça/Abrantes/Alfagide/Figueira da Foz/Oeiras Parque and Plaza Gelo Viseu. Website Upstyle - http://www.unifato.pt/PT/lojas-multimarca-upstyle / Website Ponto Negro - http://www.unifato.pt/PT/lojas-multimarca-ponto-negro / Video link - https://vimeo.com/105557682 Unifato SA, Portugal
2018/01/01 - 2018/06/30 Consultant - Furniture Design for Johema, funded by LENHOTEC (Consultoria em Tecnologia da Madeira, Lda) to research, design and develop a new range of furniture call 'LUI' for the French market. Website link - johema-furniture.com LENHOTEC (Consultoria em Tecnologia da Madeira, Lda), Portugal

JOHEMA Lda, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2017/10/31 Contributor - of professional design project work, sketching and photography of finished products to support authors written descriptions and methodologies. Pages: 22; 25; 26; 31; 34; 37; 40; 44; 129; 141; 150; 163. Book title - Engenharia + Design (E+D), de ideia ao produto. Authors: Ramos, A.M.; Relvas, C.M., Simões J.A.; Mota L.M.. Publindústria, ISBN 978-989-723-239-8 ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2016/09/08 - 2016/09/11 Design, development and production assistance for MCM Mármores Centrais do Minho, S.A. for INTERCASA Salão National de Mobiliário e Decoração / Lisbon Design Show, FIL 2016 MCM Mármores Centrais do Minho, S.A, Portugal
2016/03/01 - 2016/08/31 Consultant - Interior and Furniture Design for fashion clothing mono-brand space called CHEYENNE - Barcelos, Portugal. Brand development, commercial interior design, technical development and pilot store. Cheyenne Lda, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2016/08/31 Consultant - Furniture Design 'tech-savvy' inspired furniture pieces called Mbox for offices, studios and homes, designed for JOHEMA Lda - Exhibitions: 100% Design Shanghai, China 2017; Orgatec Exhibition Cologne, Germany 2016; January Furniture Show NEC, Birmingham, Uk 2016; 100% Design Exhibition Olympica, London, Uk, 2015; May Design Series Exhibition London, Uk 2015; LXD Lisbon Design show (selected for ideal home) FIL, Lisbon, Pt 2011 and 2013 - Website link - mbox-furniture.com / https://www.johema-furniture.com/mbox-furniture-uk JOHEMA Lda, Portugal
2007/01/01 - 2016/08/31 Consultant - Interior and Furniture Design for Valindo/Disvaltex to design interiors fashion clothing mono-brand spaces (Girandola/Ostia/Veloce) in: DV Douro Porto; Figueira da Foz; Agueda; Evora; Fafe; Braga Parque; Funchal; Covilhã; Ovar, Paços de Ferreira, Pt. Egypt; Kuwait; Tunisia; Baku; Azerbaijan; Bulgaria; Riyadh; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Bulvar; Turkey; Malta; New York, United States; Athens, Greece. Valindo SA, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2016/05/31 Consultant - Space, Furniture and Product Design to make a creative platform (table) for building urban landscapes at Casa Memoria in Guimarães - In collaboration with designers Andrew Howard (Studio Andrew Howard) and Joana Fernandes (Opium Lda). Website lnik - https://www.casadamemoria.pt/ - https://www.portugalvisitor.com/portugal-museums/casa-da-memoria Studio Andrew Howard, Portugal

Opium Lda, Portugal
2014/01/01 - 2014/06/30 Consultant - Interior and Furniture Design for Ana Sousa/Flor da Moda - Retail/store design; for fashion clothing mono-brand spaces in: Forum Almada; VV Guarda; Santa Catarina Porto; Estação Viana do Castelo; Penafiel; Beja; Castelo Branco; Viseu; Maia; Évora; Agueda; Odivelas Parque; Portimão, Pt. Lausanne; Switzerland. Vigo, Spain. Alzette, Luxemburg. Village View; East Gate, South Africa. Angarsk, Russia. Ana Sousa SA, Portugal

Flor da Moda SA, Portugal
2014/05/01 - 2014/05/31 Consultant - Product/Furniture Design for a seating proposal for outdoor wifi fields called Noodle - In collaboration with ESAD professor colleagues: João Cruz and Emanuel Barbosa. This project was a 'spin-off' and a protagonist demonstration from a workshop at CAFA (Central Academy of Fine Arts) in Beijing, China. Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal

China Central Academy of Fine Arts, China
2014/05/18 - 2014/05/20 Participation and exhibition of the MBOX project, together with JOHEMA, at MAY DESIGN SERIES (London), promoted by Associative Design (AIMMP), The Best Of Portugal. AIMMP - Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2014/03/31 Consultant - Product/Furniture Design for Adico, Mobiliário Metálico, Lda. To design stacking steel furniture (chairs and tables) for outside social use (patios, bars, cafes and restaurants). Method: Research into efficient metallic tube seating, less material, reduced labor times and improved usability; Exploration into various model types; Technical development, specification and prototype. Outcomes: One concept was selected (called Freestyle) and presented to the Adico client (Unicer). Adico, Mobiliário Metálico, Lda, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019 - Current Lecturer - Drawing II / Desenho II (ESAD/BA Product) Product Design (Licenciatura) ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2017 - Current Lecturer - Furniture Projects (ESAD/PG Furniture Design) Furniture Design (Pós-Graduação) ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2016 - Current Lecturer - Mobility Projects (ESAD/PG Mobility Design) Mobility Design (Pós-Graduação) ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2014 - Current Lecturer - Product Projects (ESAD/MA Product Design) Product Design (Mestrado) ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2014 - Current Lecturer - Manual Sketching & Rendering (ESAD/BA Product Design) Product Design (Licenciatura) ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2025/07/14 - 2025/07/24 Design sketching classes (6 hours), part of a short course called 'Design and Prototyping of Objects for the Table inspired by Marine Ecosystems. Collaborating with Project lecturer and designer Nick Holland, and co-ordinated by Eng José Simões. (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2025/06/11 - 2025/06/26 ESAD Summer Drawing Workshops (Blue Design Alliance, BDA) - 1st and 2nd edition workshops for secondary school students to experience advance drawing classes at a Higher educational institution and prepare for national art exams. Drawing (Ensino secundário) Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2025/04/03 - 2025/04/10 Sketching Workshop (7 hours) for undergraduate design students from University of Madeira (UMA), online. Invited lecturer by Prof Shujoy Chakraborty, this workshop sets assignments and demonstrates sketching techniques for product design. Drawing (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2025/02/28 - 2025/02/28 Plano Nacional das Artes Training (PNA GOV) - 3 hours Teacher Training Course at Casa de Design (CdD) in Matosinhos, training teachers for teachers from local secondary schools in the north of Portugal. Co-ordinated by Suzana Leite (Coordenadora Intermunicipal do Plano Nacional das Artes) and Claudia Pinhão (ESAD Serviços Educativos). The training consisted of a guided tour by the curator of the exhibition 'Not Just Hot Air, 100 Years of Blow-Dryer Design', plus presentations from the graphic and interior designers. Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal

ESAD-IDEA Design & Art Research Centre, Portugal

Plano Nacional das Artes (PNA), Portugal
2025/01/29 - 2025/01/29 Workshop Sketching with AI (4 hours) - Guest lecturer for the Blue Design Alliance (BDA) course Interior Boat Design with Prof Jacopo Marchesoni and Rui Canela. Interior Boat Design (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2024/12/02 - 2024/12/03 Sketching Workshop - 6 hours Teacher Training Course (online), training teachers advanced rendering techniques at Higher School of Art of the Principality of Asturias (esapa.org). Escuela Superior de Arte de Asturias (ESAPA), Spain
2024/11/18 - 2024/11/22 Drawing classes - 60 hours teaching undergraduate students from various design courses (textiles, fashion and graphic communication) at Lodz University of Technology, in Poland. The classes demonstrated several sketching skills for art and design practice, drawing from observation, imagination and introducing digital tools. Design - Graphic Communication; Fashion; Textiles. (Bachelor) Politechnika Lódzka, Poland
2024/05/02 - 2024/05/03 Workshop - AI Digital Tools for Fashion Design Process, to the 3rd Year Undergraduate Fashion Design students at ESAD College of Art & Design, invited by Professor Anita Gonçalves, for the class “Laboratório Digital de Moda". The lecture/workshop took place on May 2nd (in class) and 3rd (online), 2024, lasting for a total duration of one (1) hour each, during the afternoon. The session encompassed both informative presentation and practical demonstrations aimed at fostering creative processes across various fashion design themes. Design (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2024/04/29 - 2024/04/29 Workshop Creative Processes for Product Design to the 1st Year Undergraduate Product Design students at ESAD College of Art & Design, invited by Professor Ana Duque, for the class "Processos Criativos". The lecture/workshop took place on April 29th, 2024, lasting for a total duration of one (1) hour in room S1.16, during the morning. The session encompassed both informative discussions and hands-on experiences aimed at fostering creative processes across various product design contexts. Design (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2024/04/24 - 2024/04/24 Sketching with Ai - A Blue Design Alliance (BDA) workshop at ESTG-IPVC with undergraduate design students studying on the Interior Boat Design course with Prof Jacopo Marchesoni. Design (Diploma de especialização) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2024/03/22 - 2024/04/04 Sketching Workshop (7 hours) for undergraduate design students from University of Madeira (UMA), online. Invited lecturer by Prof Shujoy Chakraborty, this workshop sets assignments and demonstrates sketching techniques for product design. Design (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal

Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2023/11/20 - 2023/11/27 Sketching Workshop (10 hours) for masters design students from University of Madeira (UMA), online. Invited lecturer by Prof Shujoy Chakraborty, this workshop sets assignments and demonstrates sketching techniques for product design. Design (Mestrado) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2023/06/19 - 2023/07/17 Blue Summer Lab 23 - Drawing Workshops: teaching two practical drawing classes using marker pens and paper. Students learned the essential techniques for sketching and rendering with alcohol based inks, creating lines, tones, colours and textures, drawing from observational sources and with imagination. More information - https://esad.pt/pt/lab/blue-summer-lab23-workshop-de-desenho-blue-design-alliance-formacao-financiada-prr-curso-de-verao (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2021/04/26 - 2021/05/11 Guest Lecturer - Assist online teaching (Drawing 01 / Desenho 01) about 'sketching for product design', together with Professor Shujoy Chakraborty from the Design course at University of Madeira. An exchange of knowledge contract between ESAD and UMA. Arte e Design no Espaço Público (Especialização pós-licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2020/10/06 - 2021/01/22 Lecturer - Design Practice: Sketching for Interior Design (ESAD/MA Interiors) Interior Design (Mestrado) ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2016 - 2019 Lecturer - Drawing II / Desenho II (ESAD/BA Product Design) Product Design (Licenciatura) ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2018/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Instructor - Design Sketching Courses (online with sketchdrive.com) - This course focuses on the essential materials, tools and techniques used for creative sketching and how they bring your ideas to life in 3D, controlling perspective, line quality, tone, shade, color and textures. https://www.designsketchingcourses.com/course-jeremy-aston-design-sketching-workshops-essentials/
2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 Instructor - Design Sketching Courses (online with sketchdrive.com) - Sketching the past, present and future of Transportation Design. All the sketching topics are manual based and ideal for anyone wishing to expand their skills and portfolio into the Transportation Design area. https://www.designsketchingcourses.com/course-jeremy-aston-design-sketching-workshops-transport/
2014 - 2016 Lecturer - Drawing I / Desenho I (ESAD/BA Product Design) Product Design (Licenciatura) ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Lecturer - Industrial Projects (ESMAD/BA Industrial Design) Industrial Design (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Lecturer - Furniture Projects (ESMAD/PG Furniture Design) Furniture Design (Pós-Graduação) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Lecturer - Drawing Studies II (ESMAD/BA Industrial Design) Industrial Design (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2012 - 2014 Lecturer - Product Communication & Representation (IPCA/MA Product Design & Development) Product Design & Development (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2012 - 2014 Lecturer - Product Projects (IPCA/BA Industrial Design) Industrial Design (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2012 - 2014 Lecturer - Communications & Marketing (ESMAD/BA Graphics & Industrial Design) Graphic/Industrial Design (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Lecturer - Drawing Studies I (ESMAD/BA Graphic & Industrial Design) Design (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Portugal
2009 - 2012 Lecturer - Product Projects (IPCA/MA Product Design & Development) Product Design & Development (MDDP) (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2019/04/01 - 2020/07/31 Invited Specialist - External Evaluation Commission A3ES (Comissões de Avaliação Externa - CAE)
Specialist
 Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/12/01 An interview about the Postgraduate Mobility course, teachers, and the work we do with the students. The interview was for an Iranian car Magazine called Great Machines, interviewed and written by Erfan Davodian, an Iranian student on the course in 2022-23. The article was written in Farsi. Great Machines
2008/05 Jornal das PME - KIDDO Ultra Passa Fronteiras (page 19) written by PME Editors / Interview with João Oliveira (Project Manager of Smart Target, a Portuguese company, investor, investigation and development of the KIDDO KidKeeper project. Product designed by Jeremy Aston. Jornal das PME
2006/06/01 Journal das PME - Inovadora, Prática e Funcional (page 4 and 5). Written by Anabela Fernandes. Journal das PME
1996/07/06 Sunday Times - Model Students Set to Drive the Future, interview and report. Written by Vaughan Freeman. Sunday Times
1996/06/24 Evening Standard: 'Car of the future has industry in a spin', written by Tom Hayes and photography by Ian Turner. Evening Standard
1996/06/19 AUTOCAR magazine interview and report - Tomorrows designers and cars. RCA's new crop of vehicle design graduates and their work. AUTOCAR
1996/05/01 i.E Magazine - Simpli Design, work and methodologies (pages 18 to 21), written by i.E editors. i.E Magazine

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2021/07 - 2021/07 Co-interviewee - FACS - Future Automotive Cockpit & Storage. A video documentary about the creation process: research, design, engineering and prototyping of the FACS components. Vehicle design & development

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2025/05 - 2025/06 Bienal Arte & Design (BAD) Funchal - Laboratórios de Design Julio Texeira
2025/04/29 - 2025/05/31 ESAD MA Product Design Project with FLAMA Home Appliances. D Martinussen; J Wait; J Mazeika; A Schuerman; B Quelhas; C Malheiro; E Iana; P Moriera.
2025/03/28 - 2025/05/16 ESAD PG Automotive Design Project with Suzuki Europe. Pedro Henrique Silva and João Nunes.
2025/04/24 - 2025/04/24 ESAD Sketching Workshop (ESAD Serviços Educativas) for students from Escola Secundária Garcia de Orta. Secondary school students (26), with Tutor Prof Maria Clara.
2025/02/27 - 2025/04/16 ESAD MA Product Design Project with SMC BMC. D Martinussen; J Wait; J Mazeika; A Schuerman; B Quelhas; C Malheiro; E Iana; P Moriera.
2023/03/17 - 2023/05/23 ESAD MA Product Design - Project collaboration with Aloft/Decathlon. Students from ESAD MA Product Design course.
2023/03/17 - 2023/05/23 ESAD PG Mobility Design - Project collaboration with CEiia. Students from the PG Mobility Design course.
2023/03/17 - 2023/05/23 ESAD PG Furniture Design - Project Collaboration with Fenabel. Students from ESADs PG Furniture Design course.
2022/11/03 - 2022/12/20 ESAD MA Product Design - Project collaboration with Mesa Ceramics Students from the MA Product Design course.
2020/07/01 - 2021/07/15 Coordinator - ESAD MDP1 - Project Guilherme Award 2019. Bernardo Gomes and Francisca Frutuoso.
2021/05 - 2021/07 Coordinator - ESAD MDP1 - Hydro Glamping Alexandre Simões; Catarina Miranda; Diogo Corricas; Guilherme Simões; João Viveiros; Renata Sampaio
2021/02 - 2021/04 Coordinator - ESAD MDP1 - Fenabel (Heart of seating) Alexandre Simões; Catarina Miranda; Diogo Corricas; Guilherme Simões; João Viveiros; Renata Sampaio
2020/10 - 2021/02 Coordinator - ESAD MDP1 - Water filter Alexandre Simões; Catarina Miranda; Guilherme Simões; Renata Sampaio
2020/04/15 - 2020/05/29 Coordinator - ESAD MDP1 - Project Amorim Top Series Ana Matos, Anna Oxelfelt, Guilherme Matos, José Ribeiro, Ricardo Martins, Sofia Gomes.
2020/04/15 - 2020/05/29 Coordinator - ESAD MDP1 - Project Hamilton Conte Beatriz Scisinio, Bernardo Gomes, Francisca Frutuoso and Marta Vieira.
2019/11/20 - 2019/11/22 50 Talentos. Ideas para un mundo mejor. Leticia Esteves and Nídia Rodrigues
2019/09/01 - 2019/11/22 Coordinator - ESAD MDP1 - Project FLEXCOMP, Surforma from Sonae Industries Leticia Esteves and Nídia Rodrigues.
2019/09/01 - 2019/09/30 Coordinator - ESAD MDP1 - Project SMC BMC Awards 2019. Maria João Melo, Simão Chaves, Mauro Silva, Nídia Rodrigues, Ana Rita Pintão, Inês Mimosa.
2019/09/01 - 2019/09/30 Coordinator - ESAD MDP1/PG Mobility - Project JOP Jaguar Project (leaping into the future) Ricardo Barbosa, Francisco Amorim, Paulo Marques, Diogo Gonçalves, Diogo Amador, João Pereira.

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/07/14 - 2023/12 Invited jury member for the Guilherme Awards 2021/23. The Guilherme Award is an Associative Design Project with the purpose of encouraging secondary school and higher education art and design students to create new products for the home spaces. The challenge focuses on INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN and SUSTAINABILITY. More info - https://associativedesign.com/guilherme-award/ Associative Design, Portugal
2019 - 2021 Jury - Guilherme Award 2019, organized by Associative Design (The Best of Portugal). AIMMP - Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries, Portugal

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025/06/25 - 2025/06/29 Visited Eurobike 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany, one of the world's largest bicycle exhibitions. Part of a design research project with Labortório de Design Avançado, developing an E-Cargo bike for a Portuguese business investor. AIDDEA - Laboratório de Design Avançado, Portugal
2025/04/29 - 2025/04/29 Visit FLAMA Electronic Home Appliances factory in César, Portugal. The expedition included a guided tour of the installations by João Martins (Product Innovations Manager) and Diana Silva (Production Manager), and introduction to the project design challenge for the ESAD Product Design Masters students. Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2025/02/11 - 2025/02/13 Lisbon Cultural Visit with the Product Design Masters course students to the Portuguese capital and visit museums, galleries and design companies: MAAT, MUDE, Coach Museum, LX Factory; Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2024/02/05 - 2024/02/08 Masters Product Design study visit to Lisbon with the objective expose students to diverse sources of inspiration within the art and design realm. Through visits to prominent artists, designers, design companies, museums, and cultural centres, students had the chance to expand their horizons and gain insights into various facets of design: Almadesign; Babled Design; This is Util; Made In Situ; MAD Berardo Museu Arte Deco; LX Factory. Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2023/02/06 - 2023/02/09 Students and teachers from participated in a cultural study visit to Salamanca as part of their MA and PG programs,to discover references and inspiration for future projects. Known as the "Golden City", Salamanca has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and students visited local universities, museums and businesses, namely the Museo del Comercio y la Industria, the Museum of Automobile History, the Casa Lis (Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco); the Domus Artium 2002 and the University Museum of Salamanca. ESAD, College of Art & Design, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 Prémio TecnoMetal 2023 (Metal Portugal / AIMMAP) - Secção 'Inovação & Design
AIMMAP - ASSOCIAÇÃO DOS INDUSTRIAIS METALÚRGICOS METALOMECÂNICOS E AFINS DE PORTUGAL, Portugal
2024 CA Communication Arts Award of Excellence - 2024 Typography Annual
2017 Guilherme Award '16
Associação das Indústrias de Madeira e Mobiliário de Portugal - aimmp, Portugal

Associative Design, Portugal
2001 Mobilis Competition
Mobilis Competition (ExpoNorte), Portugal
2001 CRAT Design Award
CRAT (Regional Craft & Technology), Portugal
1999 LG Electronics Design Competition
LG Electronics, South Korea
1996 Triplex Design Award
Triplex Safety Glass Company Ltd, United Kingdom
1993 RSA Student Design Awards
Royal Society of Arts Academy, United Kingdom
1990 Duracell Competition
Procter and Gamble Co Bethel, United States