DAVID KEECH Founder of Keechdesign and head of its design and business strategy. David gained a Master's Degree at the Royal College of Art in London under Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. He spent many years as a designer for leading architects Foster And Partners becoming an Associate, and working for prestigious international clients in architecture, interiors and product. He then lived and worked in Japan as the first non-Japanese designer at Yamaha's design HQ in Hamamatsu, producing a number of ground-breaking designs for its music equipment and consumer product divisions. He founded Keechdesign on his return to the UK in 2005.
JAMES JOHNSON Key creative force for Keechdesign and also a graduate of the Royal College Of Art in London, with an MDes in Industrial Design Eng. James also has long experience as a designer at Lord Foster's world-renowned practice, where he worked extensively for clients such as Artemide, Tecno, Poltrona Frau and Alessi. His considerable experience includes work at the studios of Jasper Morrison, Santiago Calatrava in Paris, and Sekisui Design Center in Japan. His particular specialities are furniture design, lighting design and architectural installations.
MATT KEECH is Keechdesign's expert in architectural and interior fit-out and furniture. Matt began his career as a cabinet maker and served a traditional apprenticeship. He went on to live and work in Spain for Melville Espana on Expo '92 gaining valuable experience in bespoke construction and manufacture. On his return to the UK he worked as a modelmaker, also for leading architect Norman Foster, working on projects such as the Great Court at the British Museum and the Reichstag, New German Parliament. He is managing director of Form Design And Build, which provides Keechdesign with a direct route to furniture manufacture, as well as and supply and installation of architectural fit-out.
YOICHIRO HATANAKA is the youngest member of our team and was born in Kanegawa, Japan. As a fluent Japanese speaker and writer he is a great asset to our growing Japanese client base, as well as being a very talented young product and furniture designer. After Japan, Yoichiro was educated in Italy, France and Hong Kong which makes him well suited to our global approach to design. He is our specialist in CAD modeling, Photoshop rendering and sketch concept generation.
JAMES JOHNSON Key creative force for Keechdesign and also a graduate of the Royal College Of Art in London, with an MDes in Industrial Design Eng. James also has long experience as a designer at Lord Foster's world-renowned practice, where he worked extensively for clients such as Artemide, Tecno, Poltrona Frau and Alessi. His considerable experience includes work at the studios of Jasper Morrison, Santiago Calatrava in Paris, and Sekisui Design Center in Japan. His particular specialities are furniture design, lighting design and architectural installations.
MATT KEECH is Keechdesign's expert in architectural and interior fit-out and furniture. Matt began his career as a cabinet maker and served a traditional apprenticeship. He went on to live and work in Spain for Melville Espana on Expo '92 gaining valuable experience in bespoke construction and manufacture. On his return to the UK he worked as a modelmaker, also for leading architect Norman Foster, working on projects such as the Great Court at the British Museum and the Reichstag, New German Parliament. He is managing director of Form Design And Build, which provides Keechdesign with a direct route to furniture manufacture, as well as and supply and installation of architectural fit-out.
YOICHIRO HATANAKA is the youngest member of our team and was born in Kanegawa, Japan. As a fluent Japanese speaker and writer he is a great asset to our growing Japanese client base, as well as being a very talented young product and furniture designer. After Japan, Yoichiro was educated in Italy, France and Hong Kong which makes him well suited to our global approach to design. He is our specialist in CAD modeling, Photoshop rendering and sketch concept generation.
