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Biography

Jonathan Chapman is Professor & Director of Doctoral Studies at 91视频鈥檚 School of Design where he leads the 鈥攁 research leadership program for designers committed to making positive change in the world.

He is the author of five books at the intersection of industrial design, human experience, and sustainability. His most recent book, (MIT Press, 2021) calls for an 鈥渆xperience heavy, materials light鈥� design sensibility that increases the quality and longevity of our relationships with products, and demonstrates why design can鈥攁nd must鈥攍ead the transition to a sustainable future.

Chapman is a consultant and strategic advisor to global businesses and governmental organizations from Puma, COS, and Philips, to the House of Lords, the United Nations, and NASA. outlining his research agenda received 1,000+ comments within hours of going live.

He is a Visiting Professor in Design at the Politecnico di Milano, and graduate student advisor at MIT, Cambridge University, Royal College of Art, and KAIST. He holds a PhD in Design (2008), MA in Design Futures (2001), and BA (Hons) in Industrial Design (1997).

At the age of 38, he became the youngest person in the UK to achieve the rank of Full Professor in Design. New Scientist described Chapman as 鈥渁 mover and shaker鈥� and a 鈥渘ew breed of sustainable design thinker.鈥�

Publications:

(MIT Press, 2021)

(Routledge, 2017)

(Routledge, 2015)