Louis Brouwer

Engineer and designer. I build physical things that work.

View selected work →

About

I studied mechanical engineering at Edinburgh (First Class, IMechE Best Student Award) and I'm finishing a masters in Innovation Design Engineering at Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art.

Right now I work as an R&D engineer at Rivan Industries, a climate tech startup building direct air capture and synthetic fuel technology. I designed and tested the 100kW carbonation prototype there.

Before university I ran a furniture business called Boog Design out of my parents' garage. I started it at 15 and delivered over 25 commissions for roughly £50k in total revenue. I still build things by hand when I can.

I've captained a 57 foot sailing yacht across the Atlantic and back. Four crossings total. I surf whenever the waves are good.

I hold Dutch citizenship, and indefinite leave to remain in the UK, citizenship pending.

Currently
R&D Engineer, Rivan Industries
Education
MSc/MA Innovation Design Engineering, Imperial & RCA (2026)
BEng Mechanical Engineering, Edinburgh (First Class)
Location
London, UK
CV
Download PDF

Selected Work

Kinetic Canvas

Kinetic Canvas

IDE Cyberphysical Systems / 2025

A kinetic sculpture that moves fabric through mechanical linkages and servo motors. I designed the mechanical system, wrote embedded control software with the team, and built the brand. It won the Interplay competition and we pitched it commercially at PS Labs in Bermondsey.

Mechanical Engineering Electronics Software Branding
Rivan Industries

Rivan Industries: DAC Carbonation System

Rivan Industries / 2025 to Present

I designed and tested a 100kW carbonation prototype for a direct air capture system. The work covers the full loop from research through prototyping and system modelling.

Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics Prototyping
LeveL

LeveL: Gambling Harm Prevention

IDE Group Project / 2025

A gambling harm prevention system that uses vibrotactile stimulation, open banking, and location awareness to intervene in real time. I ran a double blind controlled trial and built the measurement hardware and the Swift app.

Service Design Scientific Method Software (Swift) Hardware
SuperGreen Roman Concrete Stool

SuperGreen: Roman Concrete Stool

IDE SuperGreen Module / 2025

A 75kg stool cast from Roman concrete (cocciopesto), a lime and crushed brick mix that heals itself in the rain. The form borrows from classical Roman furniture and is designed for outdoor use.

Material Science Physical Making Sustainability
Boog Design

Boog Design

Personal Business / 2015 to 2022

I started this furniture business at 15 from my parents' garage. Kitchens, tables, stools, shelving, and one off pieces. Over 25 commissions and roughly £50k in total revenue.

Woodworking Design Business
Imperial College Rocketry: Pluto

Imperial College Rocketry: Pluto

Extracurricular / 2024 to 2025

I led the stringer design on a 4.5m liquid bipropellant sounding rocket entered at EuRoC 2025. I supervised two undergrads through structural analysis, FEA buckling simulation, and fabrication.

Aerospace Structural Analysis FEA Leadership
BEng Thesis: GPR Landmine Detection

BEng Thesis: Landmine Detection with Deep Learning

University of Edinburgh / 2024

I trained a neural network on synthetic GPR data and tested it on real radar scans. The model reached 100% detection accuracy with weighted averaging. IMechE Best Student Award.

Machine Learning GPR Numerical Modelling Signal Processing

Reading

A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell
The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck
Build by Tony Fadell
Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard
Barbarian Days by William Finnegan
View all →

Log

Coming soon.

Contact

Email LinkedIn GitHub Download CV