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, DesignWanted, 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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Awards
2025-07 Future Icons ND Selects Award
2020-08 Material Lab Prize, Pratt Institute, Third Place, exploration of bioplastics
2018-11 Telly Award, Bronze metal, cinematography and editor
Exhibitions
2026-05 Future Icons Selects, London Craft Week, 83 Rivington Street, London, UK
2025-09 Material Matters, Space House, London, UK
2025-07 Future Icons ND Selects, New Designers, Business Design Centre, London, UK
2024-07 New Designers, Business Design Centre, London, UK
2023-09 Back of House, Cromwell Place Gallery, London Design Festival, London, UK
Podcasts + Panels
2025-09 “London Design Festival, Studio Brière and Katie Treggiden”, Monocle On Design, asdfasdfasdfffhosted by Nic Monisse
2025-09 Panelist, “Why Bio Is Best”, Interview by Katie Treggiden, Material Matters
Material Archive
Saltscapes sea salt composite sample, Heatherwick Studio
Publications + Features
2025-12 “From salt to avocado waste: how far can material experimentation go?”, DesignWanted
2025-09 “Material Matters 2025: Seven Sustainable Highlights in London”, Archipanic
2025-09 “The 25 Best Shows At London Design Festival This Year”, The Times UK
2025-09 “Seven Top Design Trends For 2025”, The Times UK
2024-07 “Top Spots at New Designers”, Material Source
2023-09 “LDF 2023: Smile’s Material Highlights” Smile Materials
2020-09 “Pratt Students Convert Everyday Waste into Viable Products and Materials”, Metropolis. jk;asldfjasldkfjfMagazine
2020-02 ”Avocado Pit Bioplastic”, Materiom
2020-02 ”Avocado Pit Composite”, Materiom
Residencies
2013-06- Artist in Residence, PICTURE BERLIN, Berlin, GER 2013-08
Education
Royal College of Art | MA Design Products
Harvard University Graduate School of Design | Architecture Certificate
Pratt Institute | Sustainable Design Certificate
The New School | BA Culture and Media, Dean Scholar