EDGE4DESIGN is Brian Borshoff
Brian Borshoff (BB) has a degree in Architecture from the University of Western Australia. His portfolio of international projects has led to an experience base that is anything but normal! BB – drove across the Sinai Desert for a project. BB – was in partnership in a film production company with Frank Capra Junior. BB – designed and developed an interactive laser game VECTOR. BB – was Senior Vice President Business Development South East Asia for a Los Angeles company that grew out of Disney IWERKS ENTERTAINMENT. BB – supervised the construction of a palace for the advisor to the Sultan of Oman. BB– Presented at a design symposium in Shanghai China for a Singapore based design company PICO. BB – met with ex 60 minutes journalists in Mexico and Boston and a retired United States Air force Colonel in Nevada to research an exhibition project PHENOMENA. BB – presented a project concept to Mark McCormack of International Management Group (IMG) in the Oak Room in their New York office. BB – sat in the driver’s seat of the Russian space shuttle while designing and delivering the BURAN exhibition project. BB – was a specialist consultant to the Sultan of Brunei for his Jerudong Park project. BB – was sponsored in Malaysia by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir’s son – Merzon Mahathir. BB – negotiated the sale and supply of specialist large format film projection equipment to the Defence Department of the Singapore Government. BB – walked from Egypt into Israel overnight. For a project in the Middle east. BB – travelled from the top of the Philippines to the Southern tip over 2 weeks for a project. BB – lived in the Nile Hilton in Cairo while designing and building a night-club in the basement of the hotel. BB – has eaten ant soup, birds’ heads, sea urchin, live lobster and deep fried scorpion in order to not offend clients. BB – bathed in onsen deep in the forests of Japan. For a project BB – sailed in pea soup fog overnight from England to France with failed navigation equipment. BB – worked as the in-house designer to Malaysian billionaire Datu K.T. Lim of the Resorts World/Genting group. BB – lived through a zero visibility landing in blinding rain and fog…in the dark… while trying to land on a private jet in Italy. For a project. BB – lunched with Anwar Ibrahim and Datu K.T. Lim before Anwar Ibrahim was jailed in Kuala Lumpur by Dr Mahathir as he had aspirations of being a future Prime Minister. BB – trekked from Lukla to Everest Base Camp and other high passes in Nepal and survived. BB – celebrated in Kathmandu and contracted food poisoning and nearly didn’t survive!