An overview of some of the research projects I have worked on, some of which are my own projects and others where I have worked documenting the research of others:
Kesurokai
A European-Japanese event involving master craftsmen from both countries living and working together, sharing skills and furthering cultural understanding. Together they built a traditional Japanese Tea House and European Pavillion using only hand tools and timber felled on site. I documented the event on film and via a blog.
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KeyPiece
A combined research seminar and public exhibition with ten leading practice-led researchers in metalwork and jewellery uncovering the nature of their creative processes. I documented the event on film and created a multimedia web site as a research output.
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Better Outpatients Services for Older People
A joint Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals project seeking to improve the experience of older people with complex needs who use outpatient services by bringing together medical staff, patients and designers. I documented the event on film and produced a training DVD.
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Design thinking
An Open University course looking at common principles of design and ways of thinking that lead to ideas and creative solutions through a combination of academic work, practical projects and reflective activity.
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Web 2.0 resources for design studios
A pilot project eliciting knowledge and developing an online learning resource for undergraduate students using the vacuum casting process with broader implications for how such resources could support independent learning.
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Folding knives
A joint research project with knife maker Grace Horne eliciting the expert knowledge of traditional Sheffield knifemakers and developing learning materials to support a new generation of creative metalworkers.
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Transmitting craft
My theory of craft learning and design of learning resources that emerged from my PhD research and underpins much of my work.
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A joint Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals project seeking to improve the experience of older people with complex needs who use outpatient services by bringing together medical staff, patients and designers. I documented the event on film and produced a training DVD.
