ITU
International Design Lectures, The changing role of design and designers, Prof.
Paul Chamberlain & Heath Reed, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Prof.
Paul Chamberlain is the head of Art
& Design Research Centre and the director of Lab4Living at Sheffield Hallam
University, UK. Prof Chamberlain has a long prestigious track record in both
industrial and academic design practice and research that explores the role of
artifacts in multi-disciplinary human-centred research. He has led major
projects with diverse academic specialists and commercial partners realising
new knowledge that informs and is demonstrated in commercial outputs. He has
applied this research in the design of medical, healthcare, special needs
and the therapeutic products and systems
that have achieved international recognition through publication and awards. He
has had numerous products in production that range from furniture design to
products that supports health and well being. His collaborative research that
informed his design work on a patented medical connector safety system has been
published in the British Medical Journal. He has extensive experience of
academia and industry collaboration and organised and managed over 20 live
industrial projects with industrial design student groups. In addition he has
set up and managed successful collaborative international projects with a
number of European Universities and industrial partners for example, University
of Lapland, Finland, ISPA, France, Academy of Arts Krakow, Poland. More
recently ‘Living Rooms’, a project in collaboration with Chang Gung University
in Taiwan funded through the British Council’s PMI CONNECT programme, enabled
research exchanges and a series of participatory workshops and seminars with
students and the public in Taiwan. Dissemination resulted in extensive media coverage,
academic publications and high profile exhibitions (through additional funding
secured by the partnership) at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taiwan, The
Building Centre London and the SIA Gallery in Sheffield. Importantly
collaboration with Chang Gung continues and joint funding bids and research
initiatives have enabled a sustainable partnership.
Heath
Reed is a principle industrial designer at Design Futures, the commercial
industrial design design consultancy based at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
