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This is the public profile of Mark Howells, Additional information and high-resolution images are available for accredited press members, to access additional information about Mark Howells please login as a press member.About Mark Howells : Anti is one of the 1st truly circular brands in the furniture space, using discarded products on the way to landfill to create beautiful designs that are scalable in approach - with a return to remake philosophy at the heart of the brand so nothing is ever wasted. Mark has achieved huge success on launch appearing in the press from The Guardian’s "Ethical homewares in pictures, Wired Magazine’s "9 Desk Lamps to Upgrade Your WFH Setup", Country and Town House "Great British Brands". Mark is also exhibiting at Martha Herford Gallery “Recycling Design Preis” exhibition in Germany, as well as guest lecturing at Parsons and Pratt in New York as a circular specialist. Anti is going from strength to strength about to launch in one of the UK’s top retailers and with more designs ready to ship, Anti is on the cusp of bringing a true circular approach mainstream.
STATEMENT OF ART:There's not enough of it! It always has the power for change and we always need change
ORGANIZATION:
Anti
EDUCATION:
BA (Hons) Industrial Design,
Cardiff University
Graduated 1996
EXPERIENCE:
1997-1998, Cad Technician, ENSR London UK
1998-2001, Senior CAD Technician, SLR Consulting, London UK
2004- 2020, Board Director/ part owner, Plowman Craven, London UK
2020- present, CEO/ Founder, ANTI, Kent UK
EVENTS:
Exhibitor
Recycling Design Preis 2022
Herford
Germany
PRESS APPEARANCES:
The Guardian "Ethical homewares in pictures" Sept 21
The Daily Express "Ideas do world of good" Page 46 Nov 23 21
The Metro "Weird Recycling" Jan 21 Page 23
Wired "9 Desk Lamps to Upgrade Your WFH Setup" Dec 21, Hello Magazine "6 vegan homeware brands for a cruelty-free (and beautiful!) house" November 21
Design Milk "Anti Turns Discarded and Broken Umbrellas Into Desk and Table Lamps" 10/ 08/21
Stuff Magazine "Christmas Gift Guide 2021: 15 sustainable gadget gift ideas and eco-friendly presents" 11/11/21
Positive News "Six smart homeware designs that take aim at our throwaway culture" January 22
Country and Town House "Great British Brands" publication Jan 22
BOOKS:
The House of Upcycling A/W 2021-2 published 2021
pages 4-5
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Various Autodesk applications
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
I have given presentations on 'Regenerative Design' on behalf of John-Michael Ekeblad for both Parsons school of Art & Design NYC and Pratt University NYC. These took place from 2021- 22
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
LIA Lighting Institute Association (2021)
House of Upcycling (2021- 22)
HOBBIES:
Creating art. Playing guitar. Cycling
CLIENTELE:
Current clients are: John Lewis (Department store) UK
WEB SITE:
www.anti-waste.com
REGISTRATION DATE:
2021-04-23 11:08:18
COUNTRY/REGION:
Great Britain
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Startup
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