I-CONIC Australian Design: Phillip Slattery

Phillip Slattery is a Director of Studio 2 & Associates Pty Ltd, a product design consultancy specialising in the development of innovative solutions incorporating smart design, material efficiencies and sustainable manufacturing practices.

Phillip is a graduate of Industrial Design, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. His career spans some 40 years consulting to manufacturers, designing and developing products across a broad spectrum of industries including commercial office furniture, TFT based electronic equipment, consumer products, packaging, computers, industrial machinery and test and measurement instrumentation.

Phillip’s work has obtained ‘Design Mark’ awards, several ‘Australian Design Awards’ and a ‘Prince Philip Prize’ for design excellence. Significantly the development of patentable ideas forms a key role in much of his work.

Phillip has been involved in design education, lecturing at RMIT, Monash (Melbourne and Suzhou China) and Swinburne Universities.

Good Design Awards Gold Medal recognition

I-CONIC Australian Design has been recognised in the 2021 Good Design Awards for design research. This research pays homage to Robin Boyd’s legacy and his commitment to the promotion of Australian Design by bringing together iconic, delightful and sometimes surprising nuggets of Australia’s incredible design history.

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