Samuel Wilkinson

London-based designer Samuel Wilkinson has a talent for creating fascinating things that combine a dynamic approach to form and function with a devotion to fine detail and craftsmanship. He graduated from Ravensbourne College of Art & Design in 2002, having won a host of design awards, including the RSA award and D&AD New Blood. After five years working for consultancies on projects for the likes of British Airways, Audi, LG, Samsung and Virgin Airways, he set up his own studio in 2008. Since then, Samuel has blazed a trail across the international design scene, winning particular acclaim for his Plumen 001 light bulb and the hand-blown Vessel series of glass lamps. Plumen 001 collected the grand prizes ‘Design of the Year’ and ‘Product of the Year’ from the London Design Museum, and the D&AD Black Pencil. His designs have been published worldwide and are included in the permanent collections of the MoMA, the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt collection, the Design Museum in Helsinki and the V&A. In 2015, Wilkinson worked with neuroscientist Beau Lotto on the creation of landmark Shoreditch streetlamp sculpture the Ommatidium, and Scottish watch brand Nomad on the design of the Mòltair, Inline and Outline watches. In 2018, Wilkinson co-founded the lighting brand BEEM.