Steven Blaess

Background

About Steven Blaess

Design Thinker, Innovator & Entrepreneur • Board Advisor - Strategic Partnerships & Design • Brand Ambassador • Creating market disruption in central London property development via design and brand vision beyond localised market expectations. • Delivery of £1.6 bn GDV of UHNW Mayfair London high-end residential, Hotel, Branded Residences, and commercial office properties. • Successful negotiations and procurement with supply chain agreements with leading UK and international subcontractors, manufacturers and supply chain partners. • Introduction of new environmentally friendly technologies into development projects for cost-saving and long-term maintenance reduction benefits. • Design, manufacture & global supply to Johnson & Johnson for personal hygiene packaging products with over 11 million units delivered. • Manufacture, design branding and retail delivery of environmentally friendly cleaning consumer products for UK & Europe. • Head of Design leadership and management of product design, prototyping, packaging, logistics & full production delivery within 9 month period for range of 56 SKU's to UK, France, USA, Hong Kong & Beijing, Lebanon for Zaha Hadid. • Development and design of waste-to-product technology products for mass consumer market with German industrialist partner. • IOT & Telecommunications design & innovation led technology integration in mass-market consumer appliances for domestic, medical and military applications. • Creating design lead mass-market consumer products for Alessi with over 17 years in-market life span. • Consistent record of creating, articulating and implementing dynamic vision in a range of industries both as entrepreneurial business leader and consultant. • Product strategy & design strategy. • Establishment of Design Principles for market drive product focus. • Design research for in-depth understanding of consumer trends for future product innovation.