Improvisation: Autonomy, Heteronomy and Wilful Naïveté
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. (2019)
Improvisation: Autonomy, Heteronomy and Wilful Naïveté. In EKSIG 2019 Knowing Together — experiential knowledge and collaboration Conference Proceedings of International Conference 2019 of the DRS Special Interest Group on Experiential Knowledge
This paper discusses theoretical perspectives on improvisation as a powerful generator of new knowledge in practice-based research and its enhancement through wilful naïveté. ...
Convergence in Industrial and Craft Processes in UK Undergraduate Product Design Courses.
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. (2015)
Convergence in Industrial and Craft Processes in UK Undergraduate Product Design Courses. ISBN 978-88-386-7485-3
This paper will discuss the convergence of craft practices and industrial processes in undergraduate Product Design programmes in the UK, and explore how the economy and new t...
Projects for Multi-Disciplinary Teams: Engaging Students across Design Disciplines in a Shared Undergraduate First Year Curriculum.
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. & Firth, R. (2010)
Projects for Multi-Disciplinary Teams: Engaging Students across Design Disciplines in a Shared Undergraduate First Year Curriculum
On undergraduate design courses at Edinburgh Napier University, two thirds of the first year curriculum is shared. Working in open studios, students are able to gain awareness...
Lost in Translation: Teaching Product Design Across Cultural and Language Boundaries in China and the United Kingdom
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. & Firth, R. (2009)
Lost in Translation: Teaching Product Design Across Cultural and Language Boundaries in China and the United Kingdom
This paper will explore strategies for transcending cultural and language barriers by two British design tutors when teaching in design studios at a Chinese university. Ian La...
Pencils Don't Crash.
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. & Firth, R. (2006)
Pencils Don't Crash. ISBN 0-9553942-0-1
While the title might suggest otherwise, this is not a polemic against CAD. The aim of this paper is to examine how the emphasis on drawing in design education has changed and...
Sustainability, design and consumerism in the developing world.
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. (2005)
Sustainability, design and consumerism in the developing world. ISBN 0 415 391180
The research collected and presented in this paper is based on the author’s first-hand observations of the lifestyles of people living in and around the Dodoma region of Tanza...