Charlotte Grinling BA (Hons) MA (RCA)
Position held:
Lecturer in Design
Phone:
+44 (0)20 7919 7775
Fax:
+44 (0)20 7919 7797
Email:
c.grinling (@gold.ac.uk)
Charlotte is a part-time lecturer on the Design BA, and runs her own design practice, which specialises in multidisciplinary design and design forecasting.
After working for ten years in the design industry, Charlotte took a break in her career to study for an MA in design management. In 1994 she went on to set up her company Design Direction, and now works as a design forecaster and design analyst with major retailers and manufacturers in the UK, Europe and the Far East. Her recent research has included topics such as consumer and retail trends, changing working patterns, design and design forecasting for homewares and the impact of sustainable practice on interior products.
She is also a founder member of the Design Consortium, a multidisciplinary design and trend think-tank, which brings together expertise for areas as diverse as design for ceramics and glass, transportation, fashion, ethical homewares and design for the domestic interior.
In addition she is a voluntary youth worker, specializing in art and design development and workshops for inner city children.
Teaching
BA Design (Professional Practice Coordinator)