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John Wood

b. 1945

Emeritus Professor of Design

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About John Wood

Born 1945.

John Wood, DipAD, ADF(Manc), FRSA (b. 25 August 1945) is emeritus professor of design at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He taught many Young British Artists when he was deputy head of the fine art department at Goldsmiths between 1978 and 1988. He has received AHRC and EPSRC funding for research into metadesign.

Biography

Born in Bath, Wood attended Harrow County School for Boys, and then studied Fine Art at Manchester School of Art. Examples of his early works include: 'King of Shouting House' (1969) – a computer assisted play, for the ICA; 'Tune Doodler' (1972) – mass-produced electronic sculpture commissioned by Jasia Reichardt. He also created "solar energy artworks" – 'Black Box' – control circuit regulated a practical solar roof at Eithen-y-Gaeir, North Wales (1974) and Sunsharer' window maximized solar energy for domestic use without compromising plant needs (1975).

Wood is an original member of the rock band Deaf School where he performs as Max Ripple, Designing for Micro-utopias (2007); Thinking beyond the Possible, Ashgate, UK, ; The Virtual Embodied; presence, practice, technology (1998), (Ed.) The Culture of Academic Rigour: Does Design Research Really Need It? and he is also a contributor to Sublime Magazine.

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Harrow High School, Liverpool College of Art
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Goldsmiths, University of London

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Wood?

Emeritus Professor of Design

When was John Wood born?

John Wood was born on 25 August 1945.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: John Wood

Β· Wikidata: Q2729653

Β· DBpedia: John Wood (design theorist)

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