Gemma is an interaction and product designer whose work spans hardware and software. She is currently working as an Interaction Designer at Apple in Cupertino, California.
She graduated from the Royal College of Arts with a masters degree in Design Products under the direction of Yuri Suzuki and received a first class bachelors degree in Product Design from Central Saint Martins.


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gemmaroper@gmail.com
San Francisco, CA






Experience


Interaction Designer
Apple, California
Apr 2016 - Present

Designer
Map Project Office, London
Feb - March 2016

Designer
Party NYC, New York City
Sept - Dec 2015

Nice to be Nice
Co-Founder/Designer
2013 - 2016

Designer
Chris Lefteri Design, London
2006 - 2015

Design Intern
BarberOsgerby, London
Jun - Sept 2009






Exhibitions


‘Circle of Poets’ curated by Disegno, London
Safe & Sound Headphones
May 2016

‘Design on Two Wheels’ exhibit, Cube Design Museum, The Netherlands
July - Dec 2017

‘Bike to the Future’ exhibition in Gent, Belgium
Mar - Oct 2016

London Design Festival, London
Marble Stacking Shelves & Pivot Bench
Sept 2015

Flash Design Store, Paris
Marble Stacking Shelves & Pivot Bench
May 2015


Media


The Guardian︎
Safe & Sound
June 2015

Dezeen︎
Safe & Sound,
June 2015

Dezeen︎
Radio Activity
June 2015

Dezeen︎
‘Top 10 gadgets of 2015’ Radio Activity
Dec 2015

Wired Magazine︎
Safe & Sound
June 2015

FastCo Design︎
Safe & Sound
June 2015

FastCo Design︎
Radio Activity
July 2015

The Sydney Morning Herald︎
Safe & Sound 
July 2015

DesignBoom︎
Radio Activity
Aug 2015


Gemma Roper
SF, CA