The Isle of Harris Fish Slice: Industrial Crafting with Ocean Plastic (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Lambert, I. (2017, September). The Isle of Harris Fish Slice: Industrial Crafting with Ocean Plastic. Paper presented at Making Futures 2017: Crafting a sustainable Modernity - towards a maker aesthetics of production and consumption

This paper appraises the adaptation of injection moulding, a process quintessentially associated with mass production, as a craft process, with ocean plastic as the raw material. This process arose following a visit to the small island of Scarp, just... Read More about The Isle of Harris Fish Slice: Industrial Crafting with Ocean Plastic.

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..

Journal of Design Practice and Research, Volume 3, 2014 (2014)
Book
Lambert, I., Firth, R., MacLeod, M., Forster, S., Innes, M., Winton, E., …Titley, W. (2014). Journal of Design Practice and Research, Volume 3, 2014. Edinburgh Napier University

Editorial -Welcome to the third issue of the Journal for Design Practice & Research. The last 18 months has been an extremely busy time for us. We have continued to grow as a team, with new members joining, and our work grows ever more diverse. We h... Read More about Journal of Design Practice and Research, Volume 3, 2014.

Leaving Planet Earth (Follow-on Voucher Project). (2013)
Digital Artefact
Lambert, I., Innes, M., O'Dowd, A., Winton, E., & Blake, J. (2013). Leaving Planet Earth (Follow-on Voucher Project)

SFC FOLLOW-ON VOUCHER The project was undertaken as a SFC Follow-on Voucher (£40K) alongside a student project with BDes (Hons) Design & Digital Arts (D&DA).James Blake (Centre for Media & Culture) brought together students and staff to develop digi... Read More about Leaving Planet Earth (Follow-on Voucher Project)..

Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 2, 2012. (2012)
Book
Lambert, I., Firth, R., Forster, S., Innes, M., Macdonald, I., MacLeod, M., …Winton, E. (2012). Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 2, 2012. Edinburgh Napier University

Since the publication of the first issue of our journal twelve months ago our team of creative practitioners and academics has expanded (see pages 32-39), as has our work with industry and the public sector. We have worked on several more SFC Innovat... Read More about Journal of Design Practice and Research Volume 2, 2012..

Whisky Wood Bowls. (2012)
Digital Artefact
Lambert, I. (2012). Whisky Wood Bowls

Victor Papanek described design as goal directed play. We have played with a resin casting process, developed with Paul Kerlaff, using exhausted whisky cask staves to create a range of fruit bowls. Colin Malcolm and Blair Reid helped fabricate the ou... Read More about Whisky Wood Bowls..

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.

Whisky Table and other experiments (2011)
Digital Artefact
Lambert, I., & Kerlaff, P. (2011). Whisky Table and other experiments

Using the SFC Innovation voucher scheme, Edinburgh design company With Kerlaff worked with the Institute for Creative Industries in researching the potential for the use of exhausted whiskey barrel staves, an abundant industrial by-product, in the de... Read More about Whisky Table and other experiments.

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..

Zzzap Light. (2006)
Digital Artefact
Lambert, I. (2006). Zzzap Light

Interactive, sound sensitive light that retracts into the wall on voice command or clap of the hands. Exhibited at Designers Block, London Design Week, 2006

Flipper Chair (2006)
Digital Artefact
Lambert, I. (2006). Flipper Chair

Adaptable furniture. Exhibited at the Lighthouse (Glasgow) 2007; and Designers Block, London Design Week 2006.

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..