Professor Daniel Charny
Faculties, deparments and locations
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of 3D Design
- School of Design
Professor of Design
- Email:
- d.charny@kingston.ac.uk
About
'The role of designing and making in our future lives' with a focus on social sustainability is at the heart of my practice. My research as Professor of Design at Kingston School of Art is practice-centred. I have a keen interest in new formats and programmes that enable creativity, design innovation (especially if it's for social and environmental benefit) and learning. As curator, my major works include Power of Making (2011), Future of Fixing (2014) and Design Maker User (2016). Notable projects as founding creative director include The Maker Library Network (2014-2017), Central Research Laboratory (2015), and the ongoing Fixperts learning programme (since 2012).
Design education is a constant strand of my work, including a significant period as a full-time Senior Tutor at the RCA. Since 2012, I've been interested in open-source design teaching and learning formats and developed the Fixperts framework, which has been taught in over 40 higher education institutes across 20 countries. In 2020, it was acknowledged with the Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education. In 2022, I was awarded an MBE for services to design and creativity.
I've devised and delivered courses, workshops, think tanks, seminars, and talks internationally, including in China, Denmark, Spain, Turkey, and Mexico. As an expert advisor, I contribute to EU research projects, including the Horizon2020 CAPS MAKE-IT, Creative Europe Fund DDMP, and the Fabcity Global initiative. I'm a member of the Design Museum Curatorial Committee and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the V&A Museum.
Currently, I continue developing new formats alongside Fixperts for schools. These programmes are developed and run by Forth, a community interest company that believes in the power of creativity as a tool for social change. We are also a partner on Make It Open, an EU Commission research project for open schooling through science learning and maker education.
Qualifications
- MARCA (Industrial Design)
- FHEA
- BA (Industrial Design)
Domains
Courses taught
I have a keen interest in formats that enable creativity, design innovation (especially when dedicated to social sustainability) and learning. As curator my major works include Power of Making (2011), Future of Fixing (2014) and Design Maker User (2016). Notable projects as founding creative director include The Maker Library Network (2014-2017), Central Research Laboratory (2015), and the ongoing Fixperts (since 2012) and FixCamp programmes (since 2017).
Qualifications
- Design
- Design education
- Curating
Specialisms
- Design education
- Maker education
- Maker culture
- Design for social sustainability
Publications
Rethinking education
Charny, Daniel and SySTEM 2020, 2020, SySTEM 2020 : Science Learning Outside the Classroom
Notes on co-creation = Ortak-yaratım üzerine notlar
Charny, Daniel (2021). In: Çifter, Abdüsselam Selami, (eds.), Dong, Hua, (eds.), Cook, Sharon, (eds.) and Olgun, Inci, (eds.), Inclusive design and social innovation : a methodology and case studies. Istanbul, Turkey: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Publications, pp 9-21
Fixing education and learning - what type of learning is needed for schools to support a culture of distributed design
Charny, Daniel and Halligan, Dee (2019). In: Armstrong, Kate, (eds.), Diez, Tomas, (eds.), Goldapple, Lisa, (eds.), Schmidt, Alessandra, (eds.) and Villum, Christian, (eds.), Design remix shape repeat : how distributed design is changing the way makers and designers approach collaboration, tools and the market. Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, pp 50-53
Thinking of making
Charny, Daniel (2011). In: Charney, Daniel, (ed.), Power of making: the importance of being skilled. London, U.K.:, pp 7-10
Can Britain still make it? :product
Charny, Daniel (2009). In: Sudjic, Deyan, (ed.), Design in Britain: big ideas (small island). London, U.K.: Conran Octopus, pp 8-39
Online panel session : open schooling showcase
Charny, Daniel, Halligan, Dee, Bianchi, Lynne, Groves, Malcolm, Ploszajski, Anna and Edmondson, Rose(2023). In: Make it Open : Open Schooling Showcase, 12-13 Jun 2023 :Held online
Community vs. network
Charny, Daniel(2021). 23 Sep - 28 Oct 2021 : Held online
Reason to be making : inspiring the problem solvers of tomorrow
Charny, Daniel(2021). In: Earth Action Hub, 21 - 23 May 2021 :Held online
Responding to real world challenges through co-creative fixing
Charny, Daniel, Halligan, Dee and Hagger, Victor(2020). In: Sustaining Inclusive Design : Virtual Symposium, 25 - 26 Sep 2020 :Held online
Fixperts : models, learning and social contexts
Micklethwaite, Paul, Charny, Daniel, Alvarado, Maya, Cassim, Julia, Dong, Yumei and de Vere, Ian(2020). In: DRS2020 (Design Research Society conference), 11-14 Aug 2020 :Brisbane, Australia (held online)
Global networks
Charny, Daniel(2017). In: Craft Makerspaces, 16-18 November 2017 :Asheville, U.S.
Social innovation in the curriculum : a model for community engagement and design intervention
de Vere, Ian and Charny, Daniel(2017). In: ICED17 21st International Conference on Engineering Design, 21 - 25 Aug 2017 :Vancouver, Canada
Making Matters : the role of making in our future lives
Charny, Daniel(2017). In: Making Matters, 04 Jul 2017 :London, U.K.
Think-ahead-tank
Charny, Daniel(2017). In: Maker Library Network : Think-ahead-tank, 02-04 Mar 2017 :Edinburgh, U.K.
How to design a design museum
Sudjic, Deyan, Pawson, John, Charny, Daniel and Black, Alice(2016). In: The Design Museum Opening Public Programme, 25 Nov 2016 :London, U.K.
One, two, many : making and materials
Charny, Daniel(2015). In: One, Two, Many, 09 - 12 Feb 2015 :Kyoto, Japan
Reasons to be making : the role of making in design education
Charny, Daniel(2014). In: 2014 Peter Dormer Lecture, 27 Nov 2014 :London, U.K.
On the action of designing, making and fixing.
Charny, Daniel(2013). In: Design Indaba Conference 2013, 27 Feb - 1 Mar 2013 :Cape Town, South Africa
Designer Maker User
Charny, Daniel, Alex, Newson and Morag, Myerscough (2016).
Maker Library Network
Charny, Daniel (2015).
Brave fixed world
Charny, Daniel (2014).
Power of making
Charny, Daniel (2011).
Super Contemporary
Charny, Daniel (2009).