Ted Humble-Smith is a conceptual still-life photographer. He's well known for his fashion work. Ted can take a lipstick or a watch and with his extraordinary vision and skill turn the beautiful into something even more gorgeous.
But speak to him for just a few minutes and it's clear he sees not just the how to become a computer engineer and form of his subjects, but the engineering that underpins their design.
In fact, it's obvious Ted has a passion for it. He points to the 4-inch stiletto heel. "Everyone laughs when I talk about it," he told me. "But you have this thing that's so elegant, so beautiful - and yet at the same time, there has to be some serious engineering and mathematics in there as well.
"Eight stones at least is going through a square centimetre. These are big loads but you rarely see people snap their heels these days."
Ted has just put his inquisitive eye to a project for the Royal Academy of Engineering.
He's produced a series of images to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MacRobert Award, which honors examples of remarkable British innovation. From the aerodynamic design of the Severn Bridge to the composite wing of an Airbus jet.
But speak to him for just a few minutes and it's clear he sees not just the how to become a computer engineer and form of his subjects, but the engineering that underpins their design.
In fact, it's obvious Ted has a passion for it. He points to the 4-inch stiletto heel. "Everyone laughs when I talk about it," he told me. "But you have this thing that's so elegant, so beautiful - and yet at the same time, there has to be some serious engineering and mathematics in there as well.
"Eight stones at least is going through a square centimetre. These are big loads but you rarely see people snap their heels these days."
Ted has just put his inquisitive eye to a project for the Royal Academy of Engineering.
He's produced a series of images to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MacRobert Award, which honors examples of remarkable British innovation. From the aerodynamic design of the Severn Bridge to the composite wing of an Airbus jet.
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