About US
Our Services
Consultancy
Licensing
We create value through our design work and we license rather than sell our intellectual property outright. We represent design archives and license that
Design
Brand
We design new brands from scratch and develop established brands. We create characters and extend brands so that they can find new markets.
Illustration
Social Research
Participant research continues so that we can understand what is valued. We monitor trends and undertake user and market research on behalf of our team and clients.
Creating Value
Our aim is to create value. To design things and experiences that have meaning and are treasured. We create new intellectual property. We take old designs and develop them to suit new purposes and so they speak to a new audience.
Vicki Thomas Associates is a network of designers, with the London office at its hub. Vicki generates and manages most of the projects. The Associates offer speciaist skills and knowledge. They lead
We seek to generate income for our customers and ourselves. Many of our clients are charities and we work for their fundraising or enterprise teams. We share information on trends, suppliers
We have Associates and collaborators in the US, Europe
We are curious and enjoy creating products that suit a changing world.
Vicki Thomas
BSC MA(RCA) FRSA FHEA
Vicki is a research-led design professional with a keen interest in understanding social processes, such as play and gift exchange and their effect on the design of products and spaces.
Her academic research at the London School of Economics and Royal College of Art/ Victoria & Albert Museum underlies her consultancy work. The work focused on the commercialisation of the ‘gift exchange’ process first described by Marcel Mauss. This directly led to her founding this practice.
She now generates projects, researches and leads an inter-disciplinary team that works collaboratively for a wide range of enterprises.
Her academic work continues as a Research Fellow in Sustainable Futures at the University of Northampton; leading a Toy & Play Sustainability Research Hub.
