BA Product Design
Alfie Kettle
I'm a product designer driven by sustainability, elegance, and user-centered thinking. With a focus on modular, adaptable design, I create pieces that blend function with emotion. Passionate about materials, circular design, and meaningful experiences, I aim to craft objects that last, connect, and evolve with their users.
Timera Vita
The Timera Vita Sofa is a celebration of minimalism, comfort, and conscious living. Drawing from architectural proportions and soft, organic forms, the design invites users to relax, reconfigure, and reconnect with their environment. Its low, grounded profile and deep channels create an inviting presence, encouraging rest and openness in shared or personal spaces.
Modular in nature, each cushion is a standalone piece - designed to be moved, rotated, or replaced - promoting user interaction and long-term use. The cushions are generously filled with recycled foam chippings, wrapped in UK-sourced wool and duck feathers, then upholstered in fabric from Camira, a brand known for its commitment to sustainable textiles. This construction not only prioritises comfort but also ensures that every component is either biodegradable, recyclable, or repairable.
The name Timera Vita, meaning "framed life", reflects the sofa's dual role as both functional furniture and a sculptural part of daily living. Designed with renters, urban dwellers, and eco-conscious users in mind, it bridges the gap between permanence and adaptability. Whether used as a standalone lounger or part of a larger arrangement, the Timera Vita Sofa evolves with time, encouraging a more intentional, slower-paced lifestyle: one grounded in comfort, beauty, and sustainability.
PARTLAMP
PartLamp is a modular lighting system that reimagines how we experience and interact with light in shared, ever-changing environments. Designed with flexibility at its core, PartLamp effortlessly adapts to the needs of modern living - particularly in communal or open-plan spaces where defining zones can be both functional and aesthetic. The lamp uses the interplay of light and shadow to create subtle boundaries between activities, supporting focus, relaxation, and collaboration within the same environment.
Crafted from lightweight, recycled aluminum and built with repairable, interchangeable components, PartLamp champions sustainable living without compromising on elegance or performance. Its design encourages long-term use by making maintenance easy and personalisation intuitive - users can add their own 'part' to reflect their style or spatial needs, fostering a deeper connection with the product.
With its clean lines, timeless form, and soft ambient glow, the lamp strikes a careful balance between permanence and adaptability. Whether placed in a co-living flat, rented apartment, or creative workspace, PartLamp is designed to move and grow with its user, becoming a lasting companion in a transient world.
By bridging aesthetic refinement with circular design principles, PartLamp offers more than illumination - it creates atmosphere, identity, and belonging in the spaces we share.