Blythe Rees-Jones 
Creative Director
Blythe Rees-Jones is an award winning product developer and designer who has a creative streak and a strong ability to drive collaboration.
Jonathan Jones
Research Director
Jono brings a wide variety of innovation and product development experience to his role at Locus. He has driven complex multidisciplinary product developments from research to market entry. Jono has a strong interest in medical devices and the application of design into the health sector.
Nikki Withington
Materials & Process Engineer
Nikki undertook a degree in Materials and Process Engineering at Waikato University and went on to write the research report on plastics recycling in New Zealand.
Chris Brown
Design Engineer
Chris studied as a design engineer in Dunedin and went on to work in the meat processing industry on mechatronic projects, he then settled into F&P as a design engineer. After a period skiing and getting further Design Engineering experience Chris has returned to Locus Research.
Vicky Teinaki 
Interaction Designer
Vicky Teinaki is the Locus Research interaction designer. She also regularly contributes to the interaction design online magazine Johnny Holland.
Mark Bunzten
Industrial Designer
Mark is a designer interested in philosophical questions about designing, he enjoys the act of designing and making. Mark has graduated from the Unitec Design programme.
Jared Mankelow
Industrial Designer
Jared is a mutli-disciplinary designer currently applying his skillswith Therefore in London. A lean, keen mountainbiker (when in NZ) and an important part of the early team at Locus.
Josh Astill
Design Researcher & Furniture Designer
Josh lives and works in Holland as a designer, he has a strong orientation and committment to sustainable product design.
Rogier Simons
Programme Director
Rogier graduated with a Bachelor of Design (Hons) from the Wellington School of Design. He has had exposure to a wide range of industries that have helped him develop a sound technical knowledge of product development. He has effective operational judgement and a wide range of consumer product design experience through The Product Group (UK) and Lexicon Systems (NZ).
Ryder Meggitt
Head of Industrial & Service Design - Onzo
Ryder is a talented designer, an ex green beret, he tackles design as he would anything else, with vigor.
Marcus Warren
Industrial Designer
Marcus is an industrial designer based in New Zealand.
Zoe Sizemore
Graphic Designer
Zoe is an energetic and creative graphic designer. She trained at Elam School of Fine Arts and has a wide range of experience in graphic design and brand development in both print and digital.
Neil Tierney
R&D Director - ONZO
Neil is the leader of a multi-disciplinary design and technology team developing sustainable new products and services for the energy and utilities sector.
Karoline Jonsson
Product Development Manager - Comvita
Karoline is a highly motivated and organised engineer working in product development in the neutraceuticals and natural healthcare sector.
Ailie Rundle
Graphic Designer
Mark Bell
Design Engineer
Mark is a design graduate from the Unitec School of Design and previous member of the innovative Lexicon design team led by Phil Walters.
Kylie Baker
Industrial Designer
Kylie Baker is an industrial designer with a focus on textiles. She is currently on sabbatical training in patternmaking.
Patricia Vernooij
Independent 3D Designer
Patricia is an Independent Design Professional she is a creative, inventive, enthusiatic, curious, eager and open minded person full of inspiration.
Matthew Davison
Biomedical Engineer
Matthew is a biomedical engineer, bringing a unique perspective to work at Locus and invigorating discussions with a fresh viewpoint.
Studio Te Puna