Galgael Woodworking – V&A Dundee Scottish Design Relay Glasgow The penultimate stage of the V&A Dundee Scottish Design Relay took place in Glasgow at community wood workshop The Galgael...
Thoughts on Making in India – Self Sufficient Systems During my stay in Ahmedabad, the fantastic (I’d really recommend a read of his blog) designer Sahil Thappa took me...
Thoughts on Making in India – Real Ownership of Objects A few weeks ago I travelled out to India to continue the research and thinking that I started with my...
Turning Design Around – An Essay for Deesign Magazine Designers have created a dazzling world of consumerism which we all relish and indulge in; yet overconsumption is slowly destroying...
Being an Urban Scavenger Yesterday afternoon I took a trip to “Aladin’s Cave” at Tayside Recyclers to see if I could find some ‘junk’...
Self Sufficiency: Charging an iPhone A few weeks ago I managed to use the motor to charge a mini speaker. This is because speakers are...
Building a Radio For my project trying to get young people to consider the systems they take for granted, I am designing “dystopian” making...
A Week of Making and Thinking Stuck at my Desk I have recently been feeling unsure in which direction to go from here with my project....
What can a Product Designer learn from the Fashion Revolution? Last week I went along to the Panel Discussion and screening of The True Cost movie as the Fashion Revolution Tour stopped off in Dundee....
Exploring the Contradiction of Sustainable Product Design at “Gurus’ Day” Last week we had our course Gurus’ Day. A chance for each member of our class to present their project...
Giving a Talk on Skill Share Dundee A few weeks ago, I was asked to give a talk about Skill Share Dundee as part of Creative Dundee’s October Make...