Simon Feasey
Position: Engineer, Director, Owner, Founder, previously Revolution Fibres
Field: Nanotechnology, nanomaterials
Simon Feasey
Engineer, Director, Owner, Founder of Revolution Fibres.
I was very inquisitive about how things worked. I was encouraged by my parents and my grandfather to take things apart, and I used to regularly just pull things to pieces to see what made them tick and how they worked and then put them back together again. My creative upbringing helped me a lot with innovation.
Key skills for innovation
Simon thinks the following skills are important for working in innovation:
problem-solving
ability to think outside the square
drawing on experience
learning off others.
Meet an innovator: Simon Feasey
Simon Feasey, founder of Revolution Fibres, discusses his passion for innovation, problem-solving and product development. He describes himself as an entrepreneur and innovator.
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Background knowledge and experience
Innovation draws on a range of people with diverse knowledge and expertise. Each person involved contributes a unique knowledge and skill set, which is determined by their particular educational background, the range of experiences they are involved in through their work as well as their life outside of work.
Discussing innovation: Simon Feasey
Simon Feasey, founder of Revolution Fibres, discusses what innovation and invention mean within the context of product development.
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The background knowledge and experience that has contributed to Simon’s unique knowledge and skill set for his role at Revolution Fibres included:
engineering qualifications
twenty years’ experience running his air filtration business, Safe New Zealand.
Update
In May 2021, Revolution Fibres rebranded to NanoLayr as it moved to expand its business.
In 2025 NanoLayr was placed into voluntary administration. This was due to a number of factors, including Aotearoa New Zealand being too far from key markets and Nanolayr was unable to get enough investment to reach “commercial revenue scale needed to become profitable".
