about me.

I’m a New Zealand Industrial Designer with 7+ years experience of designing physical products for manufacture.

Since graduating from AUT in 2016 I’ve worked across a mix of consultancies, in house roles and advanced manufacturing environments. That path has given me hands-on experience with everything from consumer products and agritech equipment through to medical devices and large-scale public installations. Many of these projects I’ve delivered across the whole product development process.

I am currently leading the design of outdoor play equipment at Jumpflex in Hamilton, NZ. In my spare time I sketch people’s SH*T IDEAS and consult on a casual basis to assist product teams with the following services:

  • MARKET RESEARCH/PRODUCT BENCHMARKING

  • CONCEPT DESIGN

  • CAD DEVELOPMENT

  • PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERINGS/ANIMATIONS

  • DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE

Featured Awards & media.

References

“Haydn was the lead designer on a startup project that I was involved with. The original design was critical to get 100% as this was the birth of a family of similar projects.

Haydn’s professionalism towards this project and the way in which he dealt with my ever changing requests made working on this project a total pleasure.”

— Dean Lipscombe, Sitemate

Personally I feel Haydn is one of those rare individuals that ‘has it’. He is thoughtful in his craft and every decision made is calculated, carefully considered and intuitive.

I have worked with some fine craftsmen over the years. Albeit in a different industry but I can recognize Haydn’s level of professionalism and craftsmanship in his field of design.

— Regan Low, The Good NZ

“Haydn is a competent designer and was very professional in his dealings with clients and other colleagues and collaborators.

Haydn has developed a good design eye and through his time working in consultancies he has developed an efficient process and exceptional presentation & communication skills.”

— Oliver McDermott, Blender Design