Thomas Thwaites (designer)

He describes himself as "a designer (of a more speculative sort), interested in technology, science, futures research & etc.

The project was inspired by a quote from Douglas Adams' 1992 novel Mostly Harmless: "Left to his own devices he couldn't build a toaster.

[4] The tools and artefacts from the project are on display as an installation in the Victoria and Albert Museum, in room 76 "Design 1900 to Now".

[6][7] This resulted in GoatMan: How I Took a Holiday from Being Human (Princeton Architectural Press, 2016; ISBN 978-1616894054) and an Ig Nobel Prize.

His hypothetical donation to the imaginary museum was a history book written in 2222AD, covering the present time.

Thwaites in 2011 at Poptech in Maine
Toaster and casing from "The Toaster Project", on display in the V&A in September 2022
The Toaster Project installation at V&A August 2017