Matthew Lewis is the Centre Manager of Metropolitan Works, at London Metropolitan University. It is London’s foremost Creative Industries Centre, and the only place to offer a digital manufacturing bureau, CAD training, and project workspace all under one roof. Prior to this Matthew established the Design Brokerage Service at Hidden Art and played a fundamental role in the development of London manufactured furniture brand ‘Isos’ for Furniture Works and Business Link for London.
With a Masters degree in Design and Production from Bournemouth University and Hooke Park, Matthew’s career has centred around product development and manufacturing. In the past 15 years, Matthew has worked as Product Development Manager at Purves & Purves as well as developing products for a string of high profile retailers including John Lewis, Homebase, Heals and Conran.
Metropolitan Works will launch its ‘New Product Development programme’, a skills course in managing product development to the design industry in the Autumn.