Graduating in industrial design at Napler University in Edinburgh, Neil went on to obtain a Masters at the Domus Academy in Milan with the support of Andréa Branzi and Alberto Meda. He develops products intended for mass production, skilfully combining lighting and high technology, and working with numerous international brands including LaCie, Artemide, Megalit, Atelier Sedap, Danese Milano. His designs have earned him several international design prizes and his "ageing pens" have been exhibited at London's Victoria and Albert Museum and Paris's Georges Pompidou national centre for arts and culture. In 2007, the latter acquired six items designed by him for its permanent collections.