Industrial and automotive designer, and a lecturer in several international academies.

After graduating from the RCA London, worked at Citroën in Paris as a car designer for five years.

Alex was a visiting lecturer at the RCA London for seventeen years, and has been lecturing at various academies around the world.

He was the head of the Industrial Design Department at Shenkar College for twelve years.  Lecturer in the MBA program at the Reichman University.

Runs Padwa Design studio.

Winner of many international design award, including the prestigious Edmond de Rothschild Award for Product Design for 2021.

• 2016 -present: Professor and Senior Lecturer at Shenkar
• 2014-present: Visiting lecturer at Reichman University
• 2002-2014: Head of the Industrial Design Department at Shenkar College
• 1992-2009: Visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art in London
• 2003: Founded Padwa Design studio
• 2001-2003: founded together with two partners I2D studio
• 1998-2001: Founded with two partners the Israeli branch of IDEO
• 1987-1992: Worked as a car designer for Citroën Paris
• 1987: Graduated with MA in Automotive design from the RCA London