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Position

Senior Lecturer

 

Research Interests

Design for Sustainability
Design for Development
Sustainability and Design History

 

Introduction

Paul’s primary interest is in the impact of the contemporary sustainability agenda on the theory and practice of design. He developed social research capabilities while investigating the research question 'What is design?' for PhD (completed 2002). He teaches, writes, supervises research students, and undertakes research and knowledge transfer projects across a wide range of areas within the field of Design for Sustainability.

 

Since joining the Faculty in January 2002 Paul has collaborated with sustainability-led design companies and manufacturers on knowledge transfer and research projects, for example Remarkable Pencils Ltd. and Greenworks. Project funders have included DTI / TSB, British Council Korea, British Council China, ERDF, HEIF II, London Remade. In that time he has also organised and chaired numerous design research dissemination events and ‘sustainable design’ and ‘sustainable business’ training events for the design professions.

 

Paul is a strong contributor to Faculty research culture, and edited the 2009 and 2010 issues of KIOSK, the Faculty’s annual publication of art, design and architecture. He has been Director of Studies on completed PhD and MA by Research projects on: design for development in Zimbabwe; ecological yarn; design strategies for defying product obsolescence; artists’ use of found materials; design strategies for secondary material use.

 

Paul coordinated Kingston University's presence at Ecobuild 2011, ExCel, London, the world’s largest sustainable design event.