Chris Buckley

Current

• Owner at Torana

Past

• Product Development in China at P&G
• Product Development in Japan at Procter & Gamble

Education

• University of Oxford

Recommended

4 people have recommended Chris

Connections

83 connections

Industry

Arts and Crafts

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Website

Chris Buckley’s Summary

Designer and entrepreneur in handmade textiles
Author of "Tibetan Furniture" (Thames and Hudson, 2005)

Chris Buckley’s Specialties:

Design, Tibetan art and culture, Tibetan textiles, Tibetan art, handmade carpets, Interior design, Natural dyes and dye chemistry, Chinese and Tibetan antiques, artisan product development and marketing

Chris Buckley’s Experience

• Owner

  Torana

  (Textiles industry)

  January 2000 — Present (10 years )

  Torana designs and makes handmade carpets at our own workshop in Lhasa (The Tibet Tanva Weaving Company) and sells them through our own stores (Torana Galleries) in Beijing and Shanghai. Our designs can be seen on our website www.toranahouse.com. Torana has also partnered with government and not-for-profit organisations in Tibet to develop artisan products, employment and skills in textiles and other areas.

• Product Development in China

  P&G

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  1995 — 2000 (5 years )

  Research of consumer trends and design of products for the China market

• Product Development in Japan

  Procter & Gamble

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PG; Consumer Goods industry)

  1994 — 1995 (1 year )

  Design and development of consumer products for Japan

Chris Buckley’s Education

• University of Oxford

  BA Hons, D.Phil , Chemistry , 1979 — 1985

  Balliol College 1979-83
  Wolfson College 1983-86 (Graduate Studies)
  Colombia University, New York 1986 (Post-Doctoral studies)

Additional Information

Chris Buckley’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Website

Chris Buckley’s Interests:

Asian art, antiques, textiles, design, development of traditional handicrafts in Tibet, natural dyes, environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing, air purifiers

Chris Buckley’s Groups:

Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund
NEST design collective, Shanghai

•    Hong Kong Connection
•    China & Corporate Social Responsibility
•    China Design
•    Pékin Fine Arts

Chris Buckley’s Honors:

Publications:
Tibetan Furniture (Thames and Hudson, 2005)
From Our Living Hands: Portraits of Tibetan Artisans (exhibition catalogue, 2005)

Chris Buckley’s Contact Settings

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• expertise requests
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