Curriculum Vitae
Name James Dudley Dipl. Arch UCL
Profession Creative Director and 3D Designer for location based communication
UK Address 121 Southcroft Road, London S.W.17 9 T.N.
Swiss Address Chamerstrasse 42b, Zug, Switzerland
Born 1966
Nationality British
Swiss Mobile +41 79 751 8950
E Mail jim@jamesdudley.co.uk
Web www.jamesdudley.co.uk
Key skill areas Concept development. Client presentations. Experience of delivering high
quality work to the most demanding clients within very tight deadlines and
budgets.
Extensive portfolio of major international exhibition projects.
Nov 2003-Current Creative Director, Andreas Messerli AG, Wetzikon, Switzerland.
www.messerli3d.com

Creative Direction for all major projects undertaken by Switzerland’s largest
exhibition and event company. Development and presentation of creative
concepts for a range of high profile clients including FIFA world player of the
year and 100 year celebration, Chevrolet European Motorshow program.
Recent and current projects include work on the Doha Asian Games.
Responsibilities also involved client development and Brand building for
Messerli AG.
June 2002- Oct 2003 3D Designer with Interbrand Zintzmeyer und Lux, Zurich,Switzerland.

Designing exhibits and installations for BMW and MINI at the five Global “A”
Motorshows. Including Paris 2002, Geneva 2003 and Frankfurt 2003. Won
2004 DDC Gold award for MINI Geneva.
Designed the trophy and the stage set and lounge environment for the
BEST 2003.
2000-2002 Designer with Bellprat Associates, Winterthur, Switzerland

Designing a wide variety of environments from Museums to Motorshows.
Brand experience: Opel and Chevrolet at the major Motorshows which
included Commercial Vehicles at the Frankfurt Motorshow 2000,IAA 2001
Geneva Motorshow 2001 and 2002
Work on Non Motorshow projects including The Electriciens Romands
Pavilion at Swiss Expo (winner of visitors favorite pavilion), an exhibition at
the Swiss Transport Museum and an installation at the VW brand world
Auto Stadt.
1994-2000 James Dudley Design. Ran own Design Studio with 3 assistants supplying
Production Agencies with design expertise in exhibitions and installations.
Projects Millennium Dome, Body Zone Explore Area.
2000m2 of interactive exhibits on the themes of How I Fit In, How I Feel and
Hopes and Fears For The Future. (With HP:ICM London)

Nokia Pavilion at World Telecom, Geneva 1999.
Three floor exhibition building, with inflatable façade. (With HP:ICM)

International Press Launch for the Opel Astra in Austria
Design of environment and exhibits. (With HP:ICM)

One2one modular exhibition stand for 6 venues throughout UK.
(With Crown Communications London).

Dealer Launch for the Opel Astra in Marrakech
Design of interactive technical exhibits to demonstrate complex
technical developments to a non-technical audience. (With HP:ICM)

International Press Launch for the Opel Corsa in Tenerife
Design of environment and exhibits for a new 3-cylinder engine and car
styling. (With HP:ICM)

Theme Park for Mercedes Benz trucks at the commercial vehicle show
Hanover, September 1996.
Master planning for the Actros Theme Park, area and design of the
individual exhibits and stages. (With Atelier Markgraph Frankfurt).
Design for the external pavilion for Thyssen Telecom at
Telecom '95, Geneva. (With Park Ave. Productions, London)
Exhibits and concept for Krupp Steel at the German Industrial Fair, Hanover
Five spheres 6.5m in diameter with double curved deconstructed skin. (With
Park Ave. Productions)

'Mobility walkway' for BMW at IFMA Cologne.
Six glass and metal sculptures illustrating the theme mobility and
motorbikes, integrated with video wall and monitors. (With Park Ave.
Productions)

Architectural and Design work exhibited
1995 Bedford Centennial Bridge competition
Foot bridge with small span 20m.
Entry commended and exhibited in Bedford Town Hall
1993 Graz "sign of the future" joint first prize.
Exhibited in the Architekturhaus, Graz.
1992 RIBA international Student competition.
Exhibited at the Royal Academy, London.
1990 Gray's Inn library competition.
Published in 'Architectural Journal' 17 Oct. '90.
Exhibited at the Design Museum, London.
Education and Qualification
1991-1992 Guest Student at Städelschule, Frankfurt.
1990-1992 Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning,
University College London.
Diploma in Architecture. RIBA Pt. 2
1994 University of Bath, School of Architecture. B.Sc. with Honours in
Architecture. RIBA Part 1
Other skills Spoken German; fully Mac literate, Vector works, Power Point, Photoshop;
extensive international network of contacts in the world of exhibition design and support services.
Free time My family, Jacqueline, Lawrence and Sophie Rose, Traveling; Skiing; Art
Galleries and Museums, playing football; swimming, and watching FCZurich and QPR (my team in London).
Reference Roger Sonanini, Geschäftsleitung, Interbrand Zintmeyer und Lux, Zurich.
+41 1 388 7878
roger.sonanini@interbrand.ch

Xavier Bellprat, CEO, Bellprat Associates Winterthur.
+41 1 52 268 6800
XB@bellprat.ch
       

email: jim@jamesdudley.co.uk phone: +41797518950