Design Researcher · Designer · Educator

Design researcher working across care, health, sustainability and inequality, with 20+ years' experience spanning professional design practice, research and higher education.

My practice combines professional design experience with practice-based design research and postgraduate education. I have worked across lighting, product, and spatial design before moving into research and higher education. I currently lead the Sustainable Design MA at the University of Brighton.

Current role

Course Leader & Lecturer — MA Sustainable Design
University of Brighton · 2024–present
Co-Course Lead 2024–2026

Academic & research experience

Lecturer in Design — University of Brighton
2018–present

Research Fellow — University of Brighton
2026

Sustainability in Design Strand Lead — Centre for Design History, University of Brighton
2024–2026

External Examiner — Arts University Bournemouth
2023–2025

Co-Chair — Maternity Voices Partnership, Brighton & Hove NHS
2022

Research Officer — University of Brighton
2020

Professional design experience

Freelance Designer — Studio Fractal · 2016–2018
Design Director — Rods and Cones Lighting Design · 2010–2016
Lighting Designer — Pinniger & Partners · 2008–2010
Buyer & Product Developer — National Gallery Company · 2007–2008
Assistant Lighting Designer — iLAB, Sydney · 2006
Designer & Design Consultant — Domane Interiors · 2003–2005
Freelance Theatre & Interior Designer · 2000–2003

Qualifications & professional recognition

FHEA — Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2026

AHRC-funded Practice Research PhD in Design & Health
University of Brighton · 2018–2025
Designing Design Possibilities of UK Public Breastfeeding for Maternal, Infant, and Planetary Health

MA Sustainable Design — High Distinction
University of Brighton

BA (Hons) Three-Dimensional Design
Leeds Beckett University

Art & Design Foundation
Leeds Arts University