All Outputs (5)

3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability (2018)
Journal Article
Vones, K., Allan, D., Lambert, I., & Vettese, S. (2018). 3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability. Materials Today Communications, 16, 56-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018.04.001

Ocean plastic pollution has been identified as one of the biggest environmental threats of our time. As large islands of plastic waste such as the Pacific Gyre amass through the forces of intercontinental currents (Law et al., 2010), remote beaches i... Read More about 3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability.

Making as Growth: Narratives in Materials and Process (2017)
Journal Article
Lambert, I., & Speed, C. (2017). Making as Growth: Narratives in Materials and Process. Design Issues, 33(3), 104-109. https://doi.org/10.1162/desi_a_00455

As an activity, research through design gives rise to new knowledge from both creative processes and, if there are any, resultant artifacts. Arguably, all creative practitioners are researchers of one kind or another, whether through materials, aesth... Read More about Making as Growth: Narratives in Materials and Process.

Critical Making with Aluminium Sandcasting: Design Practice into Practice-led Research. (2015)
Journal Article
Lambert, I. (2015). Critical Making with Aluminium Sandcasting: Design Practice into Practice-led Research. Making Futures, 4,

This paper appraises design practice as research and how my own work continues to transform into practice-led research. I have worked as an academic and designer-maker of furniture and related products for 25 years. While I have gained much in person... Read More about Critical Making with Aluminium Sandcasting: Design Practice into Practice-led Research..

Diverting Textile Waste from Landfill with Crafted Objects. (2015)
Journal Article
Lambert, I., & Lliopoulou, T. (2015). Diverting Textile Waste from Landfill with Crafted Objects. Making Futures, 4,

This paper appraises how materials from industrial waste streams have been appropriated for design-craft processes – in this case, synthetic textile waste compression moulded into hard shell clutch bags. Cross-referencing research-led practice with... Read More about Diverting Textile Waste from Landfill with Crafted Objects..

Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 1. 2011 (2011)
Journal Article
Lambert, I., MacLeod, M., Firth, R., Winton, E., Dean, M., Innes, M., …Titley, W. (2011). Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 1. 2011. Journal of Design Practice and Research, 1, 1-40

What is design and what are designers? Good design can change lives and improve services within the public, private and third sectors. Designers are creative problem solvers who can make ideas visible and tangible, using a unique set of skills and st... Read More about Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 1. 2011.