The School of Design, led by Dean Professor Dale Harrow, engages
with design on multiple levels: as a cultural and societal activity
and as an innovation process where design can deliver new products,
new services and new ways of running or creating businesses –
or even new ways of doing business.
The School offers programmes in Design Interactions, Design
Products, Global Innovation Design (starting 2013/14), Innovation Design Engineering, Service Design and
Vehicle Design. These programmes range from the highly conceptual
to the deeply practical, however all share a strong culture of
experimentation, innovation and debate within differing approaches
and curricula. Their shared aim is to provide a dynamic and vibrant
environment that encourages risk and originality, diversity in thinking,
opinions and ideologies.
A key signature of the School is that programmes collaborate and
innovate with industry partners (often global corporations), other
academic institutions and with experts from the worlds of science,
technology, engineering and business. Through this, a lively
environment is created where interdisciplinary projects flourish and
develop. This culture underpins learning, teaching and research,
and the School of Design brings together teams of staff with worldleading
reputations for their research, teaching and collaboration
with industry, commerce and the public sector.
Individual students are assisted with bursaries and prizes related to
their activities as well as sponsored internships, work placements and
research projects. Student work is frequently exhibited at the College,
in local venues and in prestigious museums and galleries in London
and abroad.
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Design Interactions – Professor Anthony Dunne
Design Products – Professor Tord Boontje
Innovation Design Engineering – Professor Miles Pennington
Service Design – Dr Nick Leon
Vehicle Design – Professor Dale Harrow
School Research Leader – Dr Stephen Boyd Davis