Dr Sarah Teasley’s research uses case studies in design and architecture practice, production and policy in Japan since the late nineteenth century to investigate the political, social and economic roles of design, media and technology in a global context. Past and current projects address topics including the formation of furniture design and manufacturing as a distinct profession and scientific practice; technical drawing and design thinking; gender and agency in architecture and interior design; the impact of the American Occupation of Japan (1945–52) on industrial and furniture design and manufacturing practices; Japanese design in the post-war United States; and post-Bubble Japan (1991–) through the lens of design practice.