Staff in the Department of Design In this section Academic staff Professional staff Technical staff Studio Staff PhD Students Academic staff Professional staff Technical staff Studio Staff PhD Students Staff list Yemi Awosile Associate Lecturer y.awosile (@gold.ac.uk) Yemi’s work is informed by cultural insights expressed primarily through textiles and printed matter. The broader scope of her practice bridges design and visual arts through social interventions. John Backwell Lecturer in Design and Technology j.backwell (@gold.ac.uk) John specialises in learning environments, cognitive development and ICT as both a learning and a teaching tool. Edward Bagenal Lecturer in Design (@gold.ac.uk) Edward's research is broadly focused on investigating the nature of the curation of authority through its manifestations in material culture and the democratisation of access to governance and agency in civic systems. Jenny Bain Senior Lecturer in Design Education j.bain (@gold.ac.uk) Jenny’s research interests are located in the field of pedagogy, particularly assessment, equity and student voice. Tuur van Balen Lecturer in Design tuur.vanbalen (@gold.ac.uk) Tuur’s practice explores processes of production as cultural, social and political practices. Stuart Bannocks Lecturer in Design s.bannocks (@gold.ac.uk) Tuur’s practice explores processes of production as cultural, social and political practices. David Benque Associate lecturer d.benque (@gold.ac.uk) Andy Boucher Senior Lecturer, Co-Director of the Interaction Research Studio a.boucher (@gold.ac.uk) Andy is a designer and maker, developing practice-based approaches centred on the production of interactive devices. Alan Bright Lecturer in D&T Education, PGCE D&T Programme Leader a.bright (@gold.ac.uk) Alan's interests include the use of digital portfolios to support assessment, the promotion of creativity in the classroom and effective the development of mentoring skills and the role of school mentors in the training of outstanding teachers. Dean Brown Researcher, Interaction Research Studio D.Brown (@gold.ac.uk) Dean designs and makes objects and installations, with a dedication to context, materials and process. Martin Conreen Senior Lecturer in Design, Programme Lead BA Design m.conreen (@gold.ac.uk) Martin’s research interest has been in the field of new and emerging materials, extending to traditional materials. Duncan Fairfax Lecturer in Design d.fairfax (@gold.ac.uk) Duncan’s areas of research are the discourses of contemporary ecology, sustainability and environmental ethics. Roberto Feo Professor of Design R.Feo (@gold.ac.uk) Roberto Feo is a partner in the multidisciplinary design studio EL ULTIMO GRITO, winners of the 2012 London Design Medal. Sandra Fruebing Lecturer – Graduate Design Diploma s.fruebing (@gold.ac.uk) Sandra is a social designer whose work is informed by cultural observation and carried out through direct collaborations with the general public. Sam Gathercole Associate Lecturer in Design s.gathercole (@gold.ac.uk) Sam’s research centres on modernist art and architecture, ranging from modern and contemporary art to design subjects. Professor William Gaver Professor of Design, Co-Director of the Interaction Research Studio, Co-Programme Leader MPhil/PhD w.gaver (@gold.ac.uk) Bill’s research concerns design-led methodologies and innovative technologies for everyday life. Rebecca Glyn-Blanco Associate Lecturer r.glyn-blanco (@gold.ac.uk) Rebecca's work is concerned with migration and its systems, displacement of people and their representation in material and visual culture. Sean Hall Lecturer in Design s.hall (@gold.ac.uk) Sean researches the ways designed objects have normalising conditions of production and categories of consumption. Arjun Harrison Mann Lecturer in Design a.harrison-mann (@gold.ac.uk) Arjun is a London-based designer, activist and advocate for dialogue, whose practice proposes the role of dialogical design in Post-Visual Communication. Liam Healy Associate Lecturer l.healy (@gold.ac.uk) Liam is an associate lecturer and tutor in studio practice on the BA Design. Liam Hinshelwood Lecturer in Design l.hinshelwood (@gold.ac.uk) Liam’s research interests focus on the role that design plays in the processes of innovation within organisations. Ruby Hoette Lecturer in Design, Programme Co-Lead MA in Design: Expanded Practice r.hoette (@gold.ac.uk) Ruby is a designer/researcher exploring fashion in context, seeking to expand what constitutes fashion practice. Tobie Kerridge Lecturer in Design t.kerridge (@gold.ac.uk) Tobie is committed to taking a collaborative and speculative approach to design. Richard Kimbell Emeritus Professor of Design Education r.kimbell (@gold.ac.uk) Richard specialises in areas of design concerned with curriculum and assessments in schools. Carolyn Kirschner Associate Lecturer C.Kirschner (@gold.ac.uk) Carolyn is a designer and researcher with a background in architecture. Her work explores entanglements of humans, non-humans, bits, bytes, ecologies and emerging technologies. Juliette Kristensen Lecturer in Design j.kristensen (@gold.ac.uk) Juliette is a design researcher, theorist and historian with a background in cultural studies and critical theory. Patrick Lacey Lecturer in Design place002 (@gold.ac.uk) Working as part of a collective, Patrick concentrates on the collaborative and social aspects of design. Julia Lockheart Associate Lecturer in Design Writing j.lockheart (@gold.ac.uk) Jimmy Loizeau Lecturer in Design j.loizeau (@gold.ac.uk) Dash MacDonald Lecturer in Design D.MacDonald (@gold.ac.uk) Dash creates participatory projects centred on popular education and critical and creative citizenship participation. Naho Matsuda Researcher, Interaction Research Studio M.Matsuda (@gold.ac.uk) Naho has interests in social engagement and interactive experiences, using performance, objects and installation. Katherine May Lecturer in Design katherine.may (@gold.ac.uk) Katherine works as a designer/researcher, examining the life of textile materials through research and making. Nicholas Mortimer Lecturer in Design N.Mortimer (@gold.ac.uk) Nicholas is a designer who explores the construction of narratives that surround technological progress. Liliana Ovalle Research Fellow l.ovalle (@gold.ac.uk) Liliana is a Research Fellow at the Interaction Research Studio. Soomi Park Lecturer s.park (@gold.ac.uk) Soomi’s work discusses the complex relationship between emerging technologies and human desires. Sarah Pennington Associate Lecturer in Design sarahpennington (@gold.ac.uk) Sarah has been teaching at Goldsmiths since 2015 as an Associate Lecturer in Design, and tutors on BA Contextual Studies and MA Expanded Practice. Laura Potter Senior Lecturer l.potter (@gold.ac.uk) Laura’s specialist background is in craft, particularly concerning the theory and practice of contemporary jewellery. Corinne Quin Lecturer in Design c.quin (@gold.ac.uk) Corinne's work explores how narrative, images and materiality are involved in the production of space. Dom Robson Lecturer in Design d.robson (@gold.ac.uk) Pete Rogers Senior Computing Tutor p.rogers (@gold.ac.uk) Pete’s interests are in physical computing, mapping-geolocation, crowd theory and participative sensing. Andy Sheen Creative Technologist, Interaction Research Studio A.Sheen (@gold.ac.uk) Andy has extensive knowledge of designing and building systems for commercial release. Rose Sinclair Lecturer in Design Education r.sinclair (@gold.ac.uk) Rose is interested in the use of CAD/CAM for creative development and the textile history of Caribbean women in the UK. Juliet Sprake Senior Lecturer in Design j.sprake (@gold.ac.uk) Juliet is interested in mobile learning, participatory sensing and designing methods for navigating the urban landscape. Professor Kay Stables Emeritus Professor of Design Education (@gold.ac.uk) Kay’s current research is on alternative approaches to design and technology education in schools. Mathilda Tham Lecturer in Design m.tham (@gold.ac.uk) Mathilda’s work sits in a positive, creative and activist space between design, futures studies and sustainability. Mike Vanis Creative Technologist, Interaction Research Studio M.Vanis (@gold.ac.uk) Mike has a background in interaction design, electronic engineering and computer science. Mike Waller Head of Design m.waller (@gold.ac.uk) Mike's research continues to develop design innovation research through Goldsmiths Prospecting and Innovation Studio (Pi Studio). Matt Ward Senior Lecturer m.ward (@gold.ac.uk) Matt’s research spans a wide range of interests from speculative design to radical pedagogy Joanne Wardrop Lecturer in Design j.wardrop (@gold.ac.uk) Dr Alex Wilkie Reader in Design and Social Science a.wilkie (@gold.ac.uk) Alex Wilkie is Reader in Design and Social Science and he is Director of the Centre for Invention and Social Process (CISP) hosted by the Department of Sociology at Goldsmiths. Professor John Wood Emeritus Professor in Design j.wood (@gold.ac.uk) John devised electronic toys and interactive installations, before adapting his approach to inventing and performing. Article
Yemi Awosile Associate Lecturer y.awosile (@gold.ac.uk) Yemi’s work is informed by cultural insights expressed primarily through textiles and printed matter. The broader scope of her practice bridges design and visual arts through social interventions.
John Backwell Lecturer in Design and Technology j.backwell (@gold.ac.uk) John specialises in learning environments, cognitive development and ICT as both a learning and a teaching tool.
Edward Bagenal Lecturer in Design (@gold.ac.uk) Edward's research is broadly focused on investigating the nature of the curation of authority through its manifestations in material culture and the democratisation of access to governance and agency in civic systems.
Jenny Bain Senior Lecturer in Design Education j.bain (@gold.ac.uk) Jenny’s research interests are located in the field of pedagogy, particularly assessment, equity and student voice.
Tuur van Balen Lecturer in Design tuur.vanbalen (@gold.ac.uk) Tuur’s practice explores processes of production as cultural, social and political practices.
Stuart Bannocks Lecturer in Design s.bannocks (@gold.ac.uk) Tuur’s practice explores processes of production as cultural, social and political practices.
Andy Boucher Senior Lecturer, Co-Director of the Interaction Research Studio a.boucher (@gold.ac.uk) Andy is a designer and maker, developing practice-based approaches centred on the production of interactive devices.
Alan Bright Lecturer in D&T Education, PGCE D&T Programme Leader a.bright (@gold.ac.uk) Alan's interests include the use of digital portfolios to support assessment, the promotion of creativity in the classroom and effective the development of mentoring skills and the role of school mentors in the training of outstanding teachers.
Dean Brown Researcher, Interaction Research Studio D.Brown (@gold.ac.uk) Dean designs and makes objects and installations, with a dedication to context, materials and process.
Martin Conreen Senior Lecturer in Design, Programme Lead BA Design m.conreen (@gold.ac.uk) Martin’s research interest has been in the field of new and emerging materials, extending to traditional materials.
Duncan Fairfax Lecturer in Design d.fairfax (@gold.ac.uk) Duncan’s areas of research are the discourses of contemporary ecology, sustainability and environmental ethics.
Roberto Feo Professor of Design R.Feo (@gold.ac.uk) Roberto Feo is a partner in the multidisciplinary design studio EL ULTIMO GRITO, winners of the 2012 London Design Medal.
Sandra Fruebing Lecturer – Graduate Design Diploma s.fruebing (@gold.ac.uk) Sandra is a social designer whose work is informed by cultural observation and carried out through direct collaborations with the general public.
Sam Gathercole Associate Lecturer in Design s.gathercole (@gold.ac.uk) Sam’s research centres on modernist art and architecture, ranging from modern and contemporary art to design subjects.
Professor William Gaver Professor of Design, Co-Director of the Interaction Research Studio, Co-Programme Leader MPhil/PhD w.gaver (@gold.ac.uk) Bill’s research concerns design-led methodologies and innovative technologies for everyday life.
Rebecca Glyn-Blanco Associate Lecturer r.glyn-blanco (@gold.ac.uk) Rebecca's work is concerned with migration and its systems, displacement of people and their representation in material and visual culture.
Sean Hall Lecturer in Design s.hall (@gold.ac.uk) Sean researches the ways designed objects have normalising conditions of production and categories of consumption.
Arjun Harrison Mann Lecturer in Design a.harrison-mann (@gold.ac.uk) Arjun is a London-based designer, activist and advocate for dialogue, whose practice proposes the role of dialogical design in Post-Visual Communication.
Liam Healy Associate Lecturer l.healy (@gold.ac.uk) Liam is an associate lecturer and tutor in studio practice on the BA Design.
Liam Hinshelwood Lecturer in Design l.hinshelwood (@gold.ac.uk) Liam’s research interests focus on the role that design plays in the processes of innovation within organisations.
Ruby Hoette Lecturer in Design, Programme Co-Lead MA in Design: Expanded Practice r.hoette (@gold.ac.uk) Ruby is a designer/researcher exploring fashion in context, seeking to expand what constitutes fashion practice.
Tobie Kerridge Lecturer in Design t.kerridge (@gold.ac.uk) Tobie is committed to taking a collaborative and speculative approach to design.
Richard Kimbell Emeritus Professor of Design Education r.kimbell (@gold.ac.uk) Richard specialises in areas of design concerned with curriculum and assessments in schools.
Carolyn Kirschner Associate Lecturer C.Kirschner (@gold.ac.uk) Carolyn is a designer and researcher with a background in architecture. Her work explores entanglements of humans, non-humans, bits, bytes, ecologies and emerging technologies.
Juliette Kristensen Lecturer in Design j.kristensen (@gold.ac.uk) Juliette is a design researcher, theorist and historian with a background in cultural studies and critical theory.
Patrick Lacey Lecturer in Design place002 (@gold.ac.uk) Working as part of a collective, Patrick concentrates on the collaborative and social aspects of design.
Dash MacDonald Lecturer in Design D.MacDonald (@gold.ac.uk) Dash creates participatory projects centred on popular education and critical and creative citizenship participation.
Naho Matsuda Researcher, Interaction Research Studio M.Matsuda (@gold.ac.uk) Naho has interests in social engagement and interactive experiences, using performance, objects and installation.
Katherine May Lecturer in Design katherine.may (@gold.ac.uk) Katherine works as a designer/researcher, examining the life of textile materials through research and making.
Nicholas Mortimer Lecturer in Design N.Mortimer (@gold.ac.uk) Nicholas is a designer who explores the construction of narratives that surround technological progress.
Liliana Ovalle Research Fellow l.ovalle (@gold.ac.uk) Liliana is a Research Fellow at the Interaction Research Studio.
Soomi Park Lecturer s.park (@gold.ac.uk) Soomi’s work discusses the complex relationship between emerging technologies and human desires.
Sarah Pennington Associate Lecturer in Design sarahpennington (@gold.ac.uk) Sarah has been teaching at Goldsmiths since 2015 as an Associate Lecturer in Design, and tutors on BA Contextual Studies and MA Expanded Practice.
Laura Potter Senior Lecturer l.potter (@gold.ac.uk) Laura’s specialist background is in craft, particularly concerning the theory and practice of contemporary jewellery.
Corinne Quin Lecturer in Design c.quin (@gold.ac.uk) Corinne's work explores how narrative, images and materiality are involved in the production of space.
Pete Rogers Senior Computing Tutor p.rogers (@gold.ac.uk) Pete’s interests are in physical computing, mapping-geolocation, crowd theory and participative sensing.
Andy Sheen Creative Technologist, Interaction Research Studio A.Sheen (@gold.ac.uk) Andy has extensive knowledge of designing and building systems for commercial release.
Rose Sinclair Lecturer in Design Education r.sinclair (@gold.ac.uk) Rose is interested in the use of CAD/CAM for creative development and the textile history of Caribbean women in the UK.
Juliet Sprake Senior Lecturer in Design j.sprake (@gold.ac.uk) Juliet is interested in mobile learning, participatory sensing and designing methods for navigating the urban landscape.
Professor Kay Stables Emeritus Professor of Design Education (@gold.ac.uk) Kay’s current research is on alternative approaches to design and technology education in schools.
Mathilda Tham Lecturer in Design m.tham (@gold.ac.uk) Mathilda’s work sits in a positive, creative and activist space between design, futures studies and sustainability.
Mike Vanis Creative Technologist, Interaction Research Studio M.Vanis (@gold.ac.uk) Mike has a background in interaction design, electronic engineering and computer science.
Mike Waller Head of Design m.waller (@gold.ac.uk) Mike's research continues to develop design innovation research through Goldsmiths Prospecting and Innovation Studio (Pi Studio).
Matt Ward Senior Lecturer m.ward (@gold.ac.uk) Matt’s research spans a wide range of interests from speculative design to radical pedagogy
Dr Alex Wilkie Reader in Design and Social Science a.wilkie (@gold.ac.uk) Alex Wilkie is Reader in Design and Social Science and he is Director of the Centre for Invention and Social Process (CISP) hosted by the Department of Sociology at Goldsmiths.
Professor John Wood Emeritus Professor in Design j.wood (@gold.ac.uk) John devised electronic toys and interactive installations, before adapting his approach to inventing and performing.