Multidisciplinary designer working across product, toy, packaging and exhibition design, with a focus on materials and making. I take ideas from concept through to manufacture, combining digital processes with hands-on experimentation. I’m a design-led maker at heart—experienced in research, prototyping and factory liaison, and interested in material-led design, education and cultural projects.

Rebecca Fernwood

Multidisciplinary designer working across product, toy, packaging and exhibition design, with a focus on materials and making. I take ideas from concept through to manufacture, combining digital processes with hands-on experimentation. I’m a design-led maker at heart—experienced in research, prototyping and factory liaison, and interested in material-led design, education and cultural projects.

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Multidisciplinary designer working across product, toy, packaging and exhibition design, with a focus on materials and making. I take ideas from concept through to manufacture, combining digital processes with hands-on experimentation.

I’m a design-led maker at heart—experienced in research, prototyping and factory liaison, and interested in material-led design, education and cultural projects.

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Work Experience

Co-Founder & Company Secretary at Accadya Ltd, London
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2025
Managed administration, governance and finance during a period of transition, maintaining continuity alongside freelance and caregiving responsibilities.
Co-Founder & Design Director (R&D) at Accadya Ltd, London
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2017
Co-founded a design-led silversmithing studio specialising in one-off objects. Led research, prototyping and visualisation, combining handmaking with digital processes to explore traditional and contemporary production methods.
Middleweight Product Designer at Le Toy Van, London
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Designed toys from concept through to production, working closely with overseas factories including site visits to Indonesia. Maintained brand consistency across products, packaging and marketing, and developed concepts through research, prototyping and industry engagement.
Freelance Product and Graphic Designer at London and South East
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2013
Delivered projects across graphic, packaging, exhibition and toy design, managing work from brief to delivery. Clients included Global Brand Factory (licensed ranges including Disney) and Kokomo (Peppa Pig products and packaging).

Education

MA Design Studies at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
January 1, 2012 - August 24, 2026
BA (Hons) Industrial Design at Brunel University
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2008
Erasmus Exchange at Politecnico di Milano
January 1, 2005 - August 24, 2026

Qualifications

First Aid training (updating 2026)
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Education, Media & Entertainment, Retail