Chris Lefteri is widely recognised as one of the worlds leading experts in the field of materials & design. For over fifteen years his studio work and publications have changed the way designers and the materials industry consider materials. In 2001 he published the first of eight books on materials and their application in design, which have been translated into six languages. These books have led the change in the way designers view and use materials. Chris has given keynote talks at over twenty major design events and design festival’s across the world, held exhibitions in Asia, USA and Europe and has interviewed leading designers for blogs on Core 77. He has also writen for magazines, has authored several book forewords on the subject of materials. In 2009 he was Visionary in Residence at Art Centre College of Design in California. His studio, Chris Lefteri Design, has locations in London, Seoul and has worked with bluechip corporations and major design studios across Europe, the US and Asia implementing a broad range of strategies for effective materials integration in the design process. The studio has a unique expertise to create new approaches for using materials in automotive, packaging, sports, furniture, consumer electronics. His client list includes: Lenovo, Huawei, Midea, Google, BMW, LG Electronics, Logitech, Huawei & Samsung.