Gemma is a 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