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Thomas-Mathias BOCK

HAMBOURG

En résumé

Je suis designer industriel pour les cabines d'avions. J'ai travaillé pendant 35 ans pour Airbus (6 en Allemagne et 29 en France).
J'ai reçu le Janus de l'industrie pour le design d'intérieur de la série A320.

Depuis 8 ans je suis designer de concept à l'université des sciences appliqués HAW Hambourg pour un projet de recherche (reconfiguration for different user groups) pour les cabines d'avions, des passagers aux besoins spéciaux et des handicapés. Payé par le gouvernement allemand (Ministère de recherche et energie). J'étais enseignant pendant 4 ans (design de produit) à l'école supérieur des Beaux arts de Toulouse avec Jean Marie Bouroulec. Actuellement, je suis à la recherche de nouveaux projets de design d'intérieur pour des cabines de passagers.


I have worked as industrial/interior senior designer /design manager on all civil AIRBUS cabin types since 1974: 3D aesthetics , ergonomics, materials, colours and light. See also my 97 (brevets) AIRBUS-patent registrations for technical and design solutions for aircraft cabins: overhead bins, PSU channels, flexible classdividers, coat stowages, special lavatories, monuments, attendant stations, pilot seats, B/C and F/C seat concepts, side walls, ceiling panels, air grills, bin latches, faucets..

un portfolio est disponible sur LINKEDIN
J'ai 96 brevets d'Airbus et un pour Singapore Airlines avec Jean Jaques Coste (Yacht designer, Cannes)

Recommended By Werner Gronow, Ex-Director of Payload Systems, Airbus Industrie,Toulouse :

Thomas Bock entered my services in 1974.
In 1981 he became the leader of the industrial design team.
The A320 cabin interior was to a large extent created by Thomas. He managed to take into account the specific engineering, airworthiness and production constraints of a civil airliner in a harmonious design. This masterpiece of cabin interior design was still in production until 2007.
All following Airbus cabin interiors like those for the different models of A310, A330 and A340 went through the hands of Thomas or were highly influenced by him.

Beside his industrial design work Thomas Bock opened as a pioneer the way for computerized renderings and images. Both for the presentation of decorated interior versions to customers and new interior versions in house.
This was a tremendous break trough compared to the hand made charts of the older days. It enables AIRBUS until today to produce interior color presentations in a cost effective manner and to reach customer decisions quickly.
A must for high production rates in our industry.
The step was only possible due to a close and continued cooperation between Thomas and a highly flexible, knowledgeable and innovative company like ACA

Thomas Bock holds several patent rights for AIRBUS cabin interior components.

The leaving of Thomas Bock will be a big loss for Airbus.

I wish Thomas all the best for the future


Werner Gronow
Director Payload Systems Airbus Industrie 7.10.2009

Mes compétences :
Industrial design
Interior design
Team Management
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Office
Corel Draw Suite
Concept development
Concept design
Autocad
Adobe Photoshop
3D Studio Max
Rhino3d
Aircraft Cabin Archtecture / Design

Entreprises

  • DLR, German Aerospace Centre, Institute of Sys. Architect. in Aeronautics, ZAL HH-Finkenwerder - Cabin Concept Designer, Aircraft (Industrial Design)

    2019 - maintenant future cabin design concepts
  • HAW-, University of Applied Sciences Hamburg - Cabin-Concept-Designer (Industrial Design)

    2012 - 2019 research project PEREC, (LuFo IV, program de recherche d'aviation allemande ) DLR, supporté par le German federal ministry of economy and energy,
    passengers as different user groups, elderly people and/or with reduced mobility, mother and child, business people, relegious groups, flight attendants, audio guidance from counter to counter to aicraft cabins. A/C wheelchair with direct WC transfer (no parallel transfer, like in AIRBUS aircraft, also usable in existing a/c lavs, integrated WC bidets, contrast design for pax with debility of sight.......
  • Twinaislefeeders Toulouse - Interior Concept Designer

    2010 - 2012 Development of a twinaisle interior concept for the standard body to reduce turn arround time on ground, double bin volume, space flex layout in the rear....
    http://www.wix/twinaislefeeders/quickrotation
  • MID MAHLER Industrial Design Hamburg-Blankenese - Consulting Interior Design VIP Aircraft Cabins

    2009 - 2011 Consulting Interior Concept Designer for 3D et presentations
  • AIRBUS - Senior Designer & Expert Interior Design

    Blagnac 2008 - 2009 Project Leader Design Consultancy for A380 Thai Airways
    together with Quore Design. Product-design, colours,
    materials, lighting ,
    Concept development of first A350 cabin and movable bins
  • Airbus Group - Designated "Airbus Senior Expert" Industrial design by Airbus CE Engineering

    Blagnac 2008 - 2009 designated Senior Expert pour le design industriel
  • Airbus Group - Customized interior design manger

    Blagnac 2003 - 2006 AIRBUS Central Entity
    Designing with 4 designers the trim & finish, lighting and
    product design of the Thai Airways A380 interior, F/C components for SIA A380 and 100 other airbus customers.
  • Airbus Group - Head of advanced design

    Blagnac 2002 - 2003 AIRBUS Central Entity


    NewShortRange cabin including innovative overhead
    stowage compartment.
    Concept design of Singapore Airlines A380 First Class
    suite (1seat + 1bed) and the center double suite.
    Product-design of special A380 Singapore First and
    Business Class Lavatories together with 2 designers from
    EADS Munich and realisation with DASELL Hamburg-Finkenwerder (today Diehl-Comfort-Modules)
  • Airbus Group - Head of product design

    Blagnac 2001 - 2002 AIRCABIN-design team including a full scale foam mockup. Realization of design- and milling-data with the low
    cost CAD software RHINO 3D. First Enhanced Cabin 1
    successfully entered in service 2007. First star-sky for 1
    Emirates A340 First Class, realisation with AIRCABIN.
  • Ecole Supérieur des Beaux Arts de Toulouse - Professeur intérimaire Design de Produit

    1983 - 1988 6 heures de cours par semaine.
    Design de produit, ergonomie, presentation et images de synthèses
    Jury in Ecole sup.des beaux arts diploma examination Jury for "design de produit"
  • Airbus Group - Head of AIRBUS Industrial Design Studio

    Blagnac 1981 - 1999 Responsible for a team of 4 designers for trim & finish,
    colors and new cabin 3D concepts for A320, A340-200/300, -500/-600
    I personally worked directly with the following customers:
    Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Condor, America West, Iberia,
    Golf Air, Nigeria Airways, GECAS, Pan AM, Air China,
    Balair, Air India, Hapag Lloyd, British Caledonian, Air
    Nuigini, Interflug, Guiness Peat Aviation, Braniff, GATX,
    Aeroflot, Conair, United Airlines, Aero Lloyd, Air Jamaica,
    Croatia Airlines, China North West, China Eastern Airlines,
    Finnair, Kharafi, Japan Airlines Systems, Flying Colors,
    Volare, 1 VIP customer in Abu Dhabi (A300-600, first Airbus VIP aircraft)

    3D cabin design concepts of A320, A340-200/300.
    Creation of the typical AIRBUS-shape of the overhead stow. bins
    for a visually wider ceiling with the famous AIRBUS handrails.
  • Airbus Group - Team leader

    Blagnac 1977 - 1981 Leader of 4 product designers in Hamburg-Finkenwerder (ex MBB). Design projects: Soft back
    passenger seats for A300/310, ergonomic improvements
    for Transall pilot seats (new upholstery), A300 handrail
    realisation, A310 monument concept (flexible Pelmet
    system), new attendant seat concept in a value
    engineering project.
  • Airbus Group - Industrial Designer

    Blagnac 1974 - 1977 In Hamburg-Finkenwerder ex MBB (Messerschmitt Bölkow Blohm)
    Development of Interior components: First PSC (Pax
    service units) design project of injection molding as
    modular principle. AIRBUS placard system with back
    printing on MAKROFOL to reduce scratches and vandalism.
  • HFB, Hamburger Flugzeugbau, MBB, today Airbus - Trainee

    1971 - 1971 I worked in the cabin engineering- and industrial design -
    department on pax-seats and A300 cabin components.
  • Kopperschmitt, Hamburg Wandsbek - Trainee

    1970 - 1970 I worked in the production of PLEXIGLAS - AIRBUS-aircraft-
    windows and lamps.
  • KARMANN Osnabrück - Trainee

    1969 - 1969 I worked in the "car body'' engineering office

Formations

  • University Of Aplied Sciences And Arts (Hannover)

    Hannover 1969 - 1974 Diplom Designer

    Design de produit, 3D-esthétique industrielle /ergonomie/materiaux surfaces/couleurs/decors

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