Paul Cohen (born 4 June 1962) is an industrial designer. Paul has won design awards, including becoming an Overall Winner of an
Australian Design Award
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, Good Design Award USA, and Red Dot Germany.
Career
After graduation, Paul joined a leading product design consultancy in
Sydney
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. 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 is now a global business with an international client base.
In 2003, Paul created several unique designs for EcoSmart Fire, one of which has featured by
Bang and Olufsen
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in Paris. Working with
Breville
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Vogue
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'' and ''
Wallpaper
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''.
Paul has also worked with Midea and Breo.
In 2008, Paul began a new direction in his new career, expanding business into
Shenzhen
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China. There, he was the guest of the Red Dot in China. Paul is also active in a variety of exhibitions, such as the International Creative Design Expo(Shenzhen). He currently divides his time between Australia and China.
Design
Besides the EcoSmart Fire system, one of Paul's most famous designs is the Breville IKON home appliance range. The Ikon kettle has sold over 1.5 million kettles per year. Other designs he has created for every day use includes a Vodafone mobile phone, the Energizer 3-in1 flashlight,
Johnson & Johnson
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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.
Professional experience
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
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)
2008
* Winner Australian international design awards
2007
* Joint Winner Bronze at the IDEA, (International Design Excellence Awards USA) consumer products 2007. (Breville blender)
* Winner Home beautiful awards 2007, & 2006 ( smart fire )
2006
* Winner Home beautiful awards 2007, & 2006 ( smart fire )
2005