Engineering the Magic of Christmas
(sponsored by Catalyst Inc)
Monday 18th December 2017, Ulster Museum, Stranmillis Road, Belfast
Meet a real life elf, none other than local inventor Ciaran Larkin, who designs, manufactures and engineers toys for the global toy giant Hasbro.
Meet a real life elf, none other than local inventor Ciaran Larkin, who designs, manufactures and engineers toys for the global toy giant Hasbro.
For 2 years Ciaran has been designing and building in his Belfast workshop then hand-delivering these top secret new toys to the USA to the company that created toys such as Nerf, Transformers and Play-Doh!
He is one of the people that Hasbro goes to when they have an idea for a toy but don't quite know how to bring it to life- his own company name 'Made Real Design' sums up exactly what he does.
After studying Electrical Engineering at Queens University Belfast, Ciaran went on to study Product Design to bring his hobby of inventing things into reality- he is the perfect mix of engineer and inventor.
In 2011 Ciaran decided to also put on his 'entrepreneur' hat and turned his hobby into a living and in 2015 he attended the Inventor's Workshop in England where he pitched his ideas to a room full of top executives. It didn't take long for them to realise his skill, creativity and passion and he now has his dream job as a Toy Inventor for the third largest toy manufacturer in the world- and he is only 34!
Come along to hear all about Ciaran's incredible journey and even get a glimpse behind the scenes at some of his favourite creations and upcoming adventures as the Toy Industry comes to it’s busiest time of year filling all of Santa’s order books up.
Engineering, Invention, Entrepreneurship, Toys and Christmas- what more do you need for your Christmas Lecture!
A fun event for all the family.
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