Charles Curbbun has over 35 years of product design experience with an extensive understanding of the product development process. His human centered approach to design combines the ability to produce products that thoughtfully differentiate, with focus on the user experience, resulting in differentiation and competitive advantage for the client. It is this methodology and his leadership that inspires the strategic design direction for DDSTUDIO.
Charles studied Industrial Design in England, earning a BA with honors at De Montfort University. He worked in Europe for various tech firms, including ITT where he initiated their product branding throughout Europe. While at ITT, Charles worked with Bill Moggeridge, whose method of human centered design approach in an open oreative environment sparked the inspiration for his own design consultancy, DDSTUDIO, three years later. Since then DDSTUDIO has consistantly delveloped unique, award winning and appropriate product solutions in multiple industries. The company particulary enjoys the challenge of humanizing new science and technology for start-ups and forward thinking clients.
In addition to designing category-defining products, he also guides future generations of design thinkers by lecturing at UCSD, UC-Irvine, CSU-Long Beach, and Domas Acadamy.