Professor Stuart WalkerProfessor
The LICA Building
Email: Email Hidden AffiliationsPhD Supervision InterestsProduct Design for SustainabilityProduct Meaning, Aesthetics and DesignDesign-Centred Research (Discursive Design) for SustainabilityFunctional Objects, Localization and SustainabilityProduct Design, Ethics and the Spiritual Dimension Current TeachingDesign, Sustainability and Contemporary Issues. ProfilePrior to taking up current position I was Associate Dean (Research) at the postgraduate Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Canada; I also served as Associate Dean (Academic) and Director of the Industrial Design Program. Research InterestsProduct Design for Sustainability - explored from a variety of perspectives but emphasizing, in combination with critical reflection and writing, the creative activity of 'designing' as a legitimate research element. Explorations in theory and practice that examine the inter-related issues of social equity, ethics and the spiritual, aesthetics, localization and the environment. The relationship between localization and globalization, and design for sustainability. Design-centred Research (discursive design, design of conceptual objects, designing as research. Research, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, has investigated scales of product production, design and sustainability by examining craft practices, batch practices and mass-production; responsible consumption and product design; and evolving technologies, product design and sustainability. Numerous papers have been published in journals including Design Issues, The Journal of Sustainable Product Design, The International Journal of Sustainable Design, Innovation and The Design Journal. Exploratory design work has been exhibited at the Design Museum, London; The Triangle Gallery, Calgary and The Works, Edmonto; and Roma Design +, Rome. Sustainable by Design: Explorations in Theory and Practice is published by Earthscan, London. Selected PublicationsDesign and spirituality: creating material culture for a wisdom economyWalker, S. 2013 In: Design Issues. n/a, n/a, p. n/a. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Design on a Darkling Plain: transcending utility through questions in formWalker, S. 2/12/2012 In: The Design Journal. 15, 3, p. 347-372. 25 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article The object of nightingales: design values for a meaningful material cultureWalker, S. 31/07/2012 In: Design and Culture. 4, 2, p. 149-170. 21 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Form Beyond Function: practice-based research in objects, environment and meaningWalker, S. 2011 In: International Journal of Sustainable Design. 1, 4, p. 335-347. 12 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article The spirit of design: objects, environment and meaningWalker, S. 07/2011 1st ed. London: Earthscan publications. 272 p. Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book Temporal objects: design, change and sustainabilityWalker, S. 17/03/2010 In: Sustainability. 2, 3, p. 812-832. 21 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Sustainable by Design: Explorations in Theory and Practice.Walker, S. 2006 Earthscan / James and James Science Publishers, London. 244 p. Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book In PressReframing Progress in the Digital Age: Moving Forward SustainablyRichards, B., Walker, S. & Blair, L. 2012 In: International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Design and spirituality: creating material culture for a wisdom economyWalker, S. 2013 In: Design Issues. n/a, n/a, p. n/a. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Design on a Darkling Plain: transcending utility through questions in formWalker, S. 2/12/2012 In: The Design Journal. 15, 3, p. 347-372. 25 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2012The object of nightingales: design values for a meaningful material cultureWalker, S. 31/07/2012 In: Design and Culture. 4, 2, p. 149-170. 21 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2011Cyber-Sustainability: Leaving a Lasting Legacy of Human WellbeingRichards, B., Walker, S. & Blair, L. 2011 In: Proceedings of HCI 2011 The 25th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction. Swindon: British Computer Society, p. 1-6. 6 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Conference contribution Form Beyond Function: practice-based research in objects, environment and meaningWalker, S. 2011 In: International Journal of Sustainable Design. 1, 4, p. 335-347. 12 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article The spirit of design: objects, environment and meaningWalker, S. 07/2011 1st ed. London: Earthscan publications. 272 p. Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book 2010The chimera reified: design, meaning and the post-consumerism objectWalker, S. 03/2010 In: The Design Journal. 13, 1, p. 3-30. 28 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Sambo’s stones: sustainability and meaningful objectsWalker, S. 03/2010 In: Design and Culture. 2, 1, p. 45-62. 18 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Temporal objects: design, change and sustainabilityWalker, S. 17/03/2010 In: Sustainability. 2, 3, p. 812-832. 21 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Beyond abundance: self-interest motives for sustainable consumption in relation to product perception and preferencesMarchand, A., Walker, S. & Cooper, T. 25/05/2010 In: Sustainability. 2, 5, p. 1431-1447. 17 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Wrapped attention: designing products for evolving permanence and enduring meaningWalker, S. 2010 In: Design Issues. 26, 4, p. 94-108. 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Sermons in stones: argument and artefact for sustainabilityWalker, S. 2010 In: Les Ateliers de l’ethique. 5, 2, p. 101-116. 6 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2009After taste: the power and prejudice of product appearanceWalker, S. 03/2009 In: The Design Journal. 12, 1, p. 25–40. 16 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article The spirit of design: notes from the shakuhachi fluteWalker, S. 2009 In: International Journal of Sustainable Design. 1, 2, p. 130-144. 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Evolving permanence: product design and sustainabilityWalker, S. 2009 In: Source 03: timeless necessity. Rotterdam: Episode Publishers , p. 13-20. 8 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter Progetti: Design Effimero e SostenibilitaWalker, S. 2009 In: Ethical Design: reflections. Imbesi, L. (ed.). Italy: R designpress, p. 51-58. 8 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter Integration of scales: mass-produced plus locally produced partsWalker, S. 2009 In: Design studies: a reader. Clark, H. & Brody, D. (eds.). Oxford: Berg, p. 354-356. 3 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) 2008Workshop theme: envisioning a culture of sustainablityWalker, S. & Wylant, B. 2008 In: Enabling solutions for sustainable living: a workshop. Manzini, E., Walker, S. & Wylant, B. (eds.). Calgary: University of Calgary Press, p. 37-42. 6 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) Sustainable designWalker, S. 2008 In: Enabling solutions for sustainable living: a workshop. Manzini, E., Walker, S. & Wylant, B. (eds.). Calgary: University of Calgary Press, p. 25-30. 6 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) Product development and responsible consumption: designing alternatives for sustainable lifestylesMarchand, A. & Walker, S. 07/2008 In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 16, 11, p. 1163-1169. 7 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Localization and the design and production of sustainable productsDogan, C. & Walker, S. 2008 In: International Journal of Product Development. 6, 3-4, p. 276-290. 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Designers anonymousBadke, C. & Walker, S. 2008 In: Innovation: The Journal of the Industrial Designers Society of America. p. 40-43. 4 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Following Will-O’-The-Wisps and chasing ghosts: design-centred research, sustainability and the bottom lineWalker, S. 06/2008 In: The Design Journal. 11, 1, p. 51-64. 14 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Enabling solutions for sustainable living: a workshopManzini, E. (ed.), Walker, S. (ed.) & Wylant, B. (ed.) 2008 Calgary: University of Calgary Press. 120 p. Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book 2007Cack-handed design: design-centred approaches to process and product for sustainabilityWalker, S. 11/2007 In: The Design Journal. 10, 3, p. 28-40. 13 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Design Redux.Walker, S. 2007 In: Designers, Visionaries and Other Stories. Earthscan / James and James Science Publishers, London, 224 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter 2006Object lessons: enduring artifacts and sustainable designWalker, S. 2006 In: Design Issues. 22, 1, p. 20-31. 12 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Aesthetic attitudes and responsible, sustainable consumptionMarchand, A., Walker, S. & De Coninck, P. 2006 In: Management of natural resources: sustainable development and ecological hazards. Brebbia, C. A., Conti, M. E. & Tiezzi, E. (eds.). Southampton: WIT Press, p. 371-380. 10 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) Extant objects: designing things as they areWalker, S. 2006 In: Management of natural resources: sustainable development and ecological hazards. Brebbia, C. A., Conti, M. E. & Tiezzi, E. (eds.). Southampton: WIT Press, p. 361-370. 10 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) Sustainable by Design: Explorations in Theory and Practice.Walker, S. 2006 Earthscan / James and James Science Publishers, London. 244 p. Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book 2005La consommation responsable: perspectives nouvelles dans les domaines de la conception de produitsMarchand, A., De Coninck, P. & Walker, S. 2005 In: Nouvelles Pratiques Sociales. 18, 1, p. 39-56. 18 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article After the Endgame: creating objects in a saturated cultureWalker, S. 03/2005 In: The Design Journal. 8, 1, p. 3-13. 11 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Desmascarando o objeto: reestruturando o design para sustentabilidadeWalker, S. 2005 In: Revista Design em Foco. 2, 2, p. 47-62. 16 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2004Crushed before the moth: secular time, sacred time and designWalker, S. 2004 In: Time in design: eternally yours. van Hinte, E. (ed.). Rotterdam: 010 Publishers, p. 302-332. 31 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) 2003Visual mythsWalker, S. 11/2003 In: The Design Journal. 6, 3, p. 46-55. 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article The best of both: a study of the feasibility of integrating scale of design and production for sustainable productsDogan, C. & Walker, S. 12/2003 In: The Journal of Sustainable Product Design. 3, 3-4, p. 135-147. 13 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Light touchWalker, S. 12/2003 In: The Journal of Sustainable Product Design. 3, 3-4, p. 187-198. 12 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2002Making design work: sustainability, product design and social equityWalker, S. & Dorsa, E. 03/2002 In: The Journal of Sustainable Product Design. 1, 1, p. 41-48. 8 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article The cage of aesthetic conventionWalker, S. 07/2002 In: The Design Journal. 5, 2, p. 3-7. 5 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Objects as symbols of beautyWalker, S. 2002 In: Innovation: The Journal of the Industrial Designers Society of America. 4, p. 42-45. 4 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article A journey in design: an exploration of perspectives for sustainabilityWalker, S. 03/2002 In: The Journal of Sustainable Product Design. 2, 1-2, p. 3-10. 8 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2001Beyond aesthetics: identity, religion and designWalker, S. 07/2001 In: The Design Journal. 4, 2, p. 30-41. 12 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2000How the other half lives: product design, sustainability and the human spiritWalker, S. 2000 In: Design Issues. 16, 1, p. 52-58. 7 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article The attraction of opposites: reconciling fashion with sustainable product designWalker, S. 2000 In: Innovation: The Journal of the Industrial Designers Society of America. 2 Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 1999The manifestation of meaning: a discussion of the environmental, social and spiritual aspects of product designWalker, S. 07/1999 In: The Design Journal. 2, 2, p. 2-9. 8 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 1998Systemic shift: sustainable development and ID pedagogyWalker, S. & Nielsen, R. 01/1998 In: The Journal of Sustainable Product Design. 4, p. 7-17. 11 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Experiments in sustainable product designWalker, S. 10/1998 In: The Journal of Sustainable Product Design. 7, p. 42-53. 12 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 1997Child's play: product design and sustainabilityWalker, S. 1997 In: Innovation: The Journal of the Industrial Designers Society of America. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Conscientious objects: product aesthetics in the context of sustainabilityWalker, S. 1997 In: Visions on product endurance: eternally yours. van Hinte, E. (ed.). Rotterdam: 010 Publishers, p. 164-180. 17 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) 1996The meeting place: qualitative aspects of product environmental assessmentWalker, S. 01/1996 In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 6, 2, p. 151-171. 21 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
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