Senior Lecturer in Product Design, Nottingham Trent University
I'm an industrial and transportation designer turned lecturer. My pre-academic background is in the transportation- and industrial design scenes of Germany, the US, Canada, France, and India. I have taught at various institutions in the UK, New Zealand, India, and China, and am maintaining these connections.
I'm particularly interested in car and vehicle design and culture, and how new technologies transition to the open market.
Research interests:
Product Design, Industrial Design, Transportation Design, Sustainable Design, Design against Crime, Smart Cities.
How did the VW camper turn into a £90,000 icon?
Jun 09, 2017 17:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Only a handful of cars have ever managed to be considered both cute and cool at the same time. Fewer still acquire the kind of status that makes them sought-after collectors pieces in old age. Volkswagens original camper...
Seabubbles – a new hydrofoil taxi for city rivers
Jan 20, 2017 15:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The people of Paris could be using the waterways instead of roads, as early as summer. A new design concept called the Seabubble is due to be piloted in the French capital. The people behind the idea foresee a fleet of...
How driverless transport could bring an end to commuter rail strike misery
Jan 18, 2017 16:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
Its not easy being a rail passenger. In recent months, London and south-east England have regularly ground to a halt in a series of rail and Tube strikes, disrupting the lives of millions. One newspaper headline even...
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