my home workshop

This is where I've been hiding...

After a few years on a hectic start-up rollercoaster, like a crazed adrenaline junkie I decided to strap in and do it all again, starting from the bottom of my garden.

I've spent the last 18 years working on everything from smart menstrual cups to luxury mobile phones. From established global brands to early stage start-ups. From blank page concepting to hands-on production support. From my home in Bristol to supplier sites across Europe, Asia and the US.

The one common theme is a true love for product development.

With the experience to know what makes a hardware launch successful, I founded VK Labs with the aim of developing my own products and supporting others to develop theirs too.

For the past few months, I've been cooking up products in my little workshop at the end of the garden which I was fortunate to build during the COVID lockdowns.

One half is a play room for the kids, where Etta is working on her own executive coaching series on confidence and negotiation skills.

The other is a modest prototype lab with FDM and SLA 3D printers as well as silicone injection moulding equipment. 

I'm excited to reveal more about both products and services soon...