All Outputs (7)

Improvisation: Autonomy, Heteronomy and Wilful Naïveté (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. (2019). Improvisation: Autonomy, Heteronomy and Wilful Naïveté. In EKSIG 2019 Knowing Together — experiential knowledge and collaboration Conference Proceedings of International Conference 2019 of the DRS Special Interest Group on Experiential Knowledge

This paper discusses theoretical perspectives on improvisation as a powerful generator of new knowledge in practice-based research and its enhancement through wilful naïveté. The paper discusses a wilfully naïve approach to making with reference to I... Read More about Improvisation: Autonomy, Heteronomy and Wilful Naïveté.

Convergence in Industrial and Craft Processes in UK Undergraduate Product Design Courses. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. (2015). Convergence in Industrial and Craft Processes in UK Undergraduate Product Design Courses.

This paper will discuss the convergence of craft practices and industrial processes in undergraduate Product Design programmes in the UK, and explore how the economy and new technologies have changed the priorities in the curriculum. Tom Inns, Direct... Read More about Convergence in Industrial and Craft Processes in UK Undergraduate Product Design Courses..

Projects for Multi-Disciplinary Teams: Engaging Students across Design Disciplines in a Shared Undergraduate First Year Curriculum. (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I., & Firth, R. (2010). Projects for Multi-Disciplinary Teams: Engaging Students across Design Disciplines in a Shared Undergraduate First Year Curriculum.

On undergraduate design courses at Edinburgh Napier University, two thirds of the first year curriculum is shared. Working in open studios, students are able to gain awareness of each others’ modes of practice and the common skills that transcend dis... Read More about Projects for Multi-Disciplinary Teams: Engaging Students across Design Disciplines in a Shared Undergraduate First Year Curriculum..

Lost in Translation: Teaching Product Design Across Cultural and Language Boundaries in China and the United Kingdom (2009)
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I., & Firth, R. (2009). Lost in Translation: Teaching Product Design Across Cultural and Language Boundaries in China and the United Kingdom.

This paper will explore strategies for transcending cultural and language barriers by two British design tutors when teaching in design studios at a Chinese university. Ian Lambert and Richard Firth, both based at Edinburgh Napier University in Scot... Read More about Lost in Translation: Teaching Product Design Across Cultural and Language Boundaries in China and the United Kingdom.

Teaching sustainability and design in Higher Education: lessons from consumerism and waste in the developing world. (2006)
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. (2006). Teaching sustainability and design in Higher Education: lessons from consumerism and waste in the developing world.

The research collected and presented in this paper is based on the author’s first-hand account of the experiences and lifestyles of people living in and around Dodoma, the capital city of Tanzania. This paper examines the contrasting attitudes of dif... Read More about Teaching sustainability and design in Higher Education: lessons from consumerism and waste in the developing world..

Pencils Don't Crash. (2006)
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I., & Firth, R. (2006). Pencils Don't Crash.

While the title might suggest otherwise, this is not a polemic against CAD. The aim of this paper is to examine how the emphasis on drawing in design education has changed and the future implications in a digital world. Drawing is unquestionably a... Read More about Pencils Don't Crash..

Sustainability, design and consumerism in the developing world. (2005)
Conference Proceeding
Lambert, I. (2005). Sustainability, design and consumerism in the developing world.

The research collected and presented in this paper is based on the author’s first-hand observations of the lifestyles of people living in and around the Dodoma region of Tanzania. The research was conducted using a number of creative research methods... Read More about Sustainability, design and consumerism in the developing world..