creative technology
Bushra Burge is the Founder and Creative Director of the award winning BB Studio.
BB Studio is a creative technology company which focuses on engaging ways to tell stories using a considered and innovative user-centred design process to harness the newest technology impactfully.
Recent projects have included have included engaging immersive stories using virtual reality integrated with proprietary wearable technology used for educational and science communication, fashion marketing.
BB Studio has been short-listed for 2019 SXSW 'Alternate' to Finalists at Style & Wearable Tech in the Interactive Innovation category and awarded Worth Grant (EU) 2019, Wearsustain EU H2020 grant 2018, chosen for publication and presentation at the Electronic Visualisation and the Arts Conference, British Computer Society 2018 and awarded finalist at the New European Media awards 2016.
BB Studio follows a circular economy design methodology.
Bushra Burge is the Owner and Creative Director award winning creative technology company BB Studio. Her background of science, technology and sustainable design cultivates innovation within her multi-disciplinary team. BB Studio's recent projects have included engaging immersive stories using virtual reality integrated with proprietary wearable technology used for educational and science communication, fashion marketing and user-centred research and development.
Her career started 20 years ago as a software engineer within financial data, including the very first pioneering corporate e-commerce sites. Since then she has also had successful careers in sustainable fashion, academia and wearable technology. Her multidisciplinary curiosity has led her to degrees in science and design from Imperial College, London College of Fashion and Central Saint Martins. This has not only given her a unique agility and insider knowledge to connect dots for emerging trends, new ideas and problem-solving but has also allowed her to establish high calibre resource and networks from within a number of industries.
Bushra is an active advocate of empowerment of under represented groups and is a Non-Executive Director of SEIDEA tech-education startup for BAME women.
She is available for conceptualising and leading highly creative and innovative technology as a consultant and can bring in her own team for larger projects : Downloadable CV.
Bushra Burge Studio is a registered company number 10789762
email : hello@bushraburge.com
Recent Clients
Previous consultancy clients and employers : Fashion & Technology
Testimonials
“A pleasure and an honour to collaborate with such a charming team, and an out-of-the-box and enthusiast entrepreneur as Bushra.“ Valerio Frascolla Director of Research and Innovation at Intel
“Due to her multi-disciplinary mindset and extensive experience and academic background within science, technology and sustainable fashion design Bushra provides a truly refreshing and holistic view towards innovation, storytelling and (business) solutions. Besides her inspiring drive, she has the unique ability to create an inclusive, multi-sensory language to tell engaging stories, using virtual reality integrated with in-house bespoke wearable technology. She is a perfect fit within the mindset of MINDFASHION.today, a holistic (re)framework for fashion that focuses on human innovation, using the language of fashion to contribute to sustainable solutions and a deep understanding of the human nature and nurture of fashion and its effect on the world”. Janne Baetsen Human Innovation | Counter/Cross-Cultural Identity + Language Developer | MINDFASHION.today | NL + UK
“Bushra has worked as a consultant for THTC a number of times over the space of 5 years. She has always been extremely reliable, flexible and effective. She proved to be a great problem solver and is quick thinking under pressure. Bushra was successful on a diverse range of projects. She was also a pleasure to work with and I would welcome the opportunity to work with her again.” Gav Lawson Founder & Director, THTC Clothing LTD
“Bushra is an absolute pleasure to work with; above all, professional and focused. Her broad experience in Art and Design ensures she brings depth of knowledge to any project. I would not hesitate in recommending Bushra, and look forward to working with her again in the future”. Fellow Masters students at Central Saint Martins, Nick Graham, Director Strategic Marketing & Digital Transformation, Huawei Technologies