multimedia design & research

:: research-led practice :: practice-led research ::

DR NICOLA WOOD

Kesurokai

A European-Japanese event involving craftsmen from both countries living and working together, sharing skills and furthering cultural understanding. I shall be accompanying them to Japan, blogging and filming .../more

KeyPiece

An event that brought together ten leading practice-led researchers in metalwork and jewellery .../more

Better Outpatients Services for Older People

A NHS co-design project seeking to improve the hospital’s service by bringing together medical staff, patients and designers .../more

Design thinking

A new Open University course that looks at common principles of design and ways of thinking that lead to ideas and creative solutions .../more

Web 2.0 resources for design studios

A pilot project looking at the vacuum casting process with broader implications for how such resources could support independent learning .../more

Folding knives

Eliciting the expert knowledge of traditional Sheffield knifemakers and developing learning materials to support a new generation of creative metalworkers .../more

Transmitting craft

My theory of craft learning and design of learning resources that emerged from my PhD research and underpins much of my work .../more