StudioSuperniche is a collective of architects and designers based in London. Our goal is to champion the cause of the niche against the tide of the generic.
We are (left to right) Oliver Wainwright, Will Shannon, Ottilie Ventiroso and Kieren Jones.
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Oliver Wainwright graduated in Architecture from the University of Cambridge in 2006 and is now in his final year at the Royal College of Art.
He has worked on architectural projects across a range of scales and contexts, from strategic urban master-planning at Design for London, to international cultural competitions at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture and, most recently, on public realm design at muf.
Oliver is a regular contributor to Icon magazine and has written for Frieze, the Architect’s Journal and Building Design, as well as the Times and Guardian newspapers. His award-winning research on the development of Beijing has also been published and presented at several international conferences.
Will Shannon graduated with a BA in painting from Chelsea College of art in 2004.
He has since worked professionally in the art world as studio assistant and installations manager. Whilst continuing his own practice he has seen it evolve into a more design orientated field, interested in craft techniques and the value of the handmade. He has an abiding interest in the value of the one off and the study of our emotional relationship with things.
He is currently studying on platform 2 on the Design Products course at the RCA.
Ottilie Ventiroso studied at Chelsea College of Art, before graduating from the Architectural Association in 2005. She is currently completing an MA in Architecture at the Royal College of Art.
She has researched and explored participatory urban practice and design in four continents, in cities as diverse as London, Quito, Johannesburg, New York, Tokyo, and most recently Mumbai. She is also passionate about rural rejuvenation and has worked in landscape conservation in rural Ecuador and Japan.
Kieren Jones graduated from the University of Brighton in 2006 and is currently studying Design Products at The Royal College of Art.
In between education, he set up his own practice and has produced exhibitions and installations for numerous creative institutions, including the V&A, the British Council and Tent London.
Kieren is currently interested in the potential expertise that could be offered by amateur designers and makers across the UK, and how the sharing of such skills and techniques – often disguised within sheds and attics – could inform new pieces of collaborative work. Forthcoming exhibitions include Tallinn Know-How 2009 and a series of furniture pieces for the Permanent Gallery in September 2009.
