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Mark Champkins | |
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Born | 25 April 1977 |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge, Royal College of Art |
Occupation | Product designer |
Mark Champkins FRSA (born 25 April 1977) is a product designer best known for his 2007 appearance on Dragons' Den . [1] [ failed verification ]
Champkins studied manufacturing engineering at the University of Cambridge and industrial design engineering at the Royal College of Art in London. [2] He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an industrial advisor to Cambridge University Engineering Department. [3] [ failed verification ]
Champkins' design for a line of "self-heating" crockery was awarded British Invention of the Year at the British Invention Show.[ when? ] [4] [5] [ failed verification ] [6] [ failed verification ]
In 2004, Champkins won a business award from NESTA [7] and founded Concentrate Design, a company that develops products intended to help pupils to concentrate at school.[ citation needed ] Champkins pitched the enterprise on Dragons' Den in 2007, winning an investment from Peter Jones. [8]
In 2011, Champkins was named inventor-in-residence at the London Science Museum and tasked with designing products inspired by the museum collection. [9]
Champkins is the author of The Big Book of Celebrity Inventions. [10]