About
bio
The journey from doctor to designer is an unusual one, and leaving behind my love of surgery and all I had established as a doctor to pursue my passion for cars, creativity, and design has been one of the most challenging and rewarding decisions I have ever made. Twelve years experience studying medicine then practicing as an eye surgeon afforded me many privileges and inimitable experiences to change the lives of those I treated, however as a creative individual full of ideas and yearning to innovate, it is lives of the wider population that I wished to influence. After years of restoring other people’s vision, the time came to realise my own.
My diverse background of education and experience offers a unique insight and a fresh perspective to automotive design. A polymath with knowledge in anatomy, psychology, medicine, and optics, passions encompassing photography, calligraphy, and piano, and skills ranging from surgery to sketching, I consider myself to be a truly diverse individual. As a designer I am drawn to entities that exhibit balance and harmony, from geometry and mathematics, to astronomy and the natural world. It is this order that inspires my aesthetic, and introducing concepts and ideas I've experienced within my various fields of work, is what stimulates the functionality and inspiration behind what I create.
Automotive design is a field that is widening to incorporate a broader remit, thus we need not only the most skilled designers, but also the brightest of minds to take it forward.
eye surgeon
I was fortunate to train at the prestigious Moorfields Eye Hospital in London as an Ophthalmology Registrar, and together with various hospitals across London and the South East, my surgical experience includes cornea, medical retina, vitreo-retinal, oculoplastics, paediatrics, and glaucoma. I’m honoured to have this as my first career, and being a doctor built who I am as a person today.
car designer
A lifelong passion for cars since childhood led me to make this my self taught second career, and after graduating from the esteemed Royal College of Art with a Master’s degree in Vehicle Design, I went on to work for Land Rover as the only female on their advanced exterior design team.
photographer
With a passion for automotive photography, I cover most major auto shows from Goodwood, Goodwood Revival, Silverstone Classic, Salon Prive, and the Geneva, Frankfurt, and Paris motor shows annually. I also have a passion for travel, nature, and architecture, and savour capturing those journeys and moments.
model
As a creative, I take inspiration from the every industry I work in, benefitting from being both in front and behind the camera. From London Fashion Week runways to print campaigns and commercials, I work as a freelance model across a variety of industries, building my experience of what it takes to create an impactful visual image.
film & tv
From Halle Berry’s stunt double in Kingsman: The Golden Circle, to Marvel’s Doctor Strange, Star Wars Rogue One, Mission Impossible, Killing Eve, and more, I work as a supporting artist for Hollywood films and British TV, continually inspired by set and costume design, and the art of making a motion picture.
creative
From painting to sculpture, ceramics, calligraphy, and playing the piano, I cast my creative net wide to stay inspired and grow my skills regularly.