About
Julia Brière is a multidisciplinary designer who works at the intersection of science, technology, and design. Julia holds a MA in Design Products from the Royal College of Art where she focused on material systems, responsive environments, technological experimentation and interactive design. She places a special emphasis on developing new design methods to advance research, techniques and tools across various scales. This dynamic approach helps her identify issues and opportunities, creating solutions that address current needs and anticipate future demands.
Her achievements include winning the Future Icons ND Selects Award at New Designers and Third Place in the Material Lab Prize at Pratt Institute for her exploration of bioplastics. Brière’s work has been exhibited at venues including London Design Festival, Material Matters, and London Craft Week. Her projects have been featured in prominent publications such as The Times UK, Archipanic, Material Source, Materiom, and Metropolis Magazine. She has also been a panelist for Material Matters and a guest on the podcast Monocle on Design.
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Exhibitions
Future Icons Selects, London Craft Week, 83 Rivington Street, London, UK, May 2026
Material Matters, Space House, London, UK, September 2025
Future Icons ND Selects, New Designers, Business Design Centre, London, UK, July 2025
New Designers, Business Design Centre, London, UK, July 2024
Back of House, Cromwell Place Gallery, London Design Festival, London, UK, September 2023
Press + Media
“Material Matters 2025: Seven Sustainable Highlights in London”, Archipanic, September 2025
“Seven Top Design Trends For 2025”, The Times UK, September 2025
“The 25 Best Shows At London Design Festival This Year”, The Times UK, September 2025
“Top Spots at New Designers”, Material Source, July 2024
“LDF 2023: Smile’s Material Highlights”, Smile Plastics, September 2023
“Pratt Students Convert Everyday Waste into Viable Products and Materials”, Metropolis Magazine, September 2020
”Avocado Pit Bioplastic”, Materiom, February 2020
”Avocado Pit Composite”, Materiom, February 2020
Awards
Future Icons ND Selects Award, July 2025
Material Lab Prize, Pratt Institute, Third Place, Exploration of bioplastics, August 2020
Podcasts + Panels
Monocle on Design, “London Design Festival, Studio Brière and Katie Treggiden”, hosted by Nic Monisse, September 2025
Panelist, “Why Bio Is Best”, Interview by Katie Treggiden, Material Matters, September 2025
Residencies
Artist in Residence, PICTURE BERLIN, Berlin, GER, Summer 2013
Education
Royal College of Art | M.A. Design Products
Harvard University Graduate School of Design | Architecture Certificate
Pratt Institute | Sustainable Design Certificate
The New School | B.A. Culture and Media, Dean Scholar