Philips CID - The designers

Philips Centre for Industrial Design in Melbourne Australia was an award winning team of industrial designers based in a studio in Clayton. Over two decades from the mid 1960s to the mid 1980s this studio attracted the most talented industrial design graduates across Australia to apply for a position that would offer an exciting international career. The Philips global policy established under Knut Yran provided opportunities to travel and work at the Philips CIDC Eindhoven for these young Australian industrial designers. The experience of working in Eindhoven with legends like Syd Mead and amongst the global talent employed by Philips was career changing for most who had this unique opportunity.

Syd Mead rendering for Knut Yran and Philips CIDC Eindhoven.

Classic Philips house style rendering on grey canson paper by Ian Edgar for the 465 Deluxe colour television. This work was completed by Ian whilst in Eindhoven in 1975.

Those Australian's who are known to have worked at Philips CID Melbourne are listed below.

Industrial Designers - Clayton

Robert Ian EDGAR

Robert PATAKI

Graham DUELL

Guido CALKOEN

John WESTWOOD

Barry CRONE

David NAIRN

Mario MATKOVICH

Ross WHITEHEAD

John HADLEY

Andrew MORAN

Barry QUANTRELL

Mark ARMSTRONG

Don ROBERTSON

Jon SEDDON

Andy VONG

Ray DUNCAN

Greg FOSTER

Daphne FLYNN
Alfons van MAANEN

Carol PATSIAS

Stephen HOLMES

Warren HALL

Peter MARPLES

Jan HUYBOOM (Netherlands)

Gerry WEST (US/Australia)

Product Engineering

Ross WILLIAMS

Graphic Design

Lesley McGEE

Debbie RITCHIE

Model Makers

John HOBEN

Ken EADES

Alan TURNER

Administration

Liz KING

Pat ROGERS

Kathy ELY

The trip to Eindhoven recorded in the passport of Ian Edgar like so many of the Philips CID team.