about
Amanda designs experiences and products that people connect with.
Amanda Buckley is an American product designer living and working in Zürich, Switzerland. She specializes in the design of furniture, lighting, product systems, design research, and product experience installations.
She began her career designing office furniture for a global manufacturer, thus her work spans the simple to the complex with a deep understanding of the context in which things live. Amanda uses design as a way to think through contemporary issues while exploring the frequencies between the lines. With a hands-on approach, she employs a rigorous yet fluid process that values collaboration, research, and making.
Amanda works internationally as a consultant and independent designer.
Exhibitions (selected)
2020 Collectible Design Fair, Brussels, BE, (Knotty Bronze)
2019 The Collection, London Craft Week, London, UK, (Knotty Bronze)
2014 Breaking Through, London Design Festival, London, UK, (Lighting for Learning).
2013 Works, Ventura Lambrate, Milan, Italy, (Empty Light).
2012 RCA Collective, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, (various).
2012 RCA Paradise, Ventura Lambrate, Milan, Italy, (Valezina Table).
2008-2010 Steelcase, NeoCon, Chicago, USA, (various).
Awards & Accolades (selected)
2017 European Product Design Award, Bronze, (Empty Light).
2013 Conran + Fab Disrupting Design, Winner, (Empty Light).
2012 Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Enterprise, (Home Grown / South Africa).
2012 Helen Hamlyn Design Award, nominee, (Home Grown / South Africa).
2010 GOOD DESIGN Award, (Steelcase, Elective Elements).
2008 Best of NeoCon Gold Award, (Steelcase, c:scape).
Teaching & Workshops
2015 KaTO Architecture, USA, Design Mentor.
2014 Norway University for Science and Technology, Norway, Visiting Lecturer.
2013 Honk Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Visiting Lecturer.
2013 National Art and Design Saturday Club, UK, Lighting design workshops.
Education
2012 Royal College of Art, London, UK,
MA in Design Products
2005 Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, USA,
BFA in Furniture Design,
Minor in Decorative Arts