Tom Fripp

Written by Jackie Cook on 1st November 2022.

Tom is an internationally recognised, award-winning design expert that has over 17 years of commercial design experience and has overseen the delivery of over 1,000 design projects. He has a 1^st Class BA (Hons) in Industrial Design and a Masters with distinction in design for 3D printing both from Sheffield Hallam University.

Tom has been named on 7 granted patents including 4 novel 3D print processes, developed and patented 3D printed facial and ocular prosthetics in early 2000’s and developed and patented the world’s first silicone elastomer 3D printing technology.

He has delivered projects in multiple markets including medical, packaging, consumer, FMCG, promotional, health and safety equipment, industrial and pharma. Including delivering projects for the likes of G4S, Comic Relief, Boots, Smith & Nephew, Nestle, Galpharm, B&Q, Balfour Beatty and Sharp Lifesciences not to mention hundreds of SMEs and inventors.