SHADO LIMITED Information

SHADO is the acronym of the Company's name 'Steve Harper Art & Design Organisation'. SHADO was first established in 1986, originally operating in Germany, Austria and the UK. At that time, primarily involved in Transport and Product Design, but also working in Film & TV Storyboard Design and Editing. SHADO became a Limited Company in 1993. As a Design Consultancy, based in the Paignton, Devon, UK, the essence of the company was to provide a comprehensive range of Artistic and Design skills throughout the World, to ensure successful Design 'Concept to Reality' programs. Steve Harper is the Design Director for all SHADO design activities. As a graduate of the Royal College of Art in Automotive Design, he also is a qualified Automotive Engineer, with over 30 years experience of working for the majority of the World's automotive manufacturers. That experience has involved working in many parts of the world including Europe, US, Sweden, Thailand, Brazil, Indonesia and China. Defined as a ”Futurist Visionary”, he has steered SHADO to become a well respected company, that offers both exciting new concepts in all areas of Design, as well as practical solutions to achieve those concepts.