Mr Stephen Green

Steven is Programme Director for the MSc Integrated Product Design, a Designplus Leader and the admissions tutor for Brunel Design.

Throughout his 25 year professional career in design and branding Stephen has combined work in the design consultancy business with roles in higher education. A notable early professional project included being part of the team designing and obtaining worldwide patents for the World’s first large scale production of injection moulded suitcases for Samsonite which have subsequently sold in millions. His design consultancy experience covers work in a diverse range of industry sectors and applications for 3D design and branding resulting in a number of award winning design projects: The British Design Award in 1993 for computer proliferals, a Designers and Art Directors Silver award in 1998 for a range of Suitcases and a Business Week award in 2002. More recently Stephen was a Client Director at Fitch, part of the WPP group and one of the largest global design consultancies. Clients here included TfL, Diagio, Westminster City Council, Liverpool City Council and West London Business.

Experience in Higher Education includes 6 years leading the 3D design courses at the highly respected Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication. Stephen has instigated many projects with external organisations including work with the BBC, Nokia, Mitsubishi, Kodak, the Tate Modern and Marks and Spencer.

Stephen joined Brunel in 2004 and through his work with Designplus has continued building the subject area’s excellent links with industry.  These industry links enhance the work in all undergraduate and postgraduate design courses and are represented in the annual MADE IN BRUNEL activities and book which Stephen also plays a significant role in mentoring.

Brief biography

Stephen has a First class BA with distinction in Product Design from Kingston University and a PG Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from Brunel University.  25 years experience  working in Design Consultancy have included positions as a Director at Fitch London and ASA designers.  In higher education Stephen was Head of 3D design at Ravensbourne College and has been an external examiner at Birmingham City University.  He has led Designplus at Brunel since 2004 and he represents Brunel University in the British Design Innovation University and Design Industry Partnership.

Research Interests

• Design Process and professional practice
• Enterprise in design higher education
• Design based knowledge exchange
• Wayfinding and branded environments

Current Research

Designplus

Designplus is a design based Knowledge Exchange network based at Brunel but encompassing the Westfocus universities.  It develops and co-ordinates projects events and professional development

• Sponsors: HEIF plus other external partners
• Value: > £200,000 between 2008-11
• Dates: 2004 - ongoing

Predicting Design Impact

A doctorial thesis exploring frameworks and modelling of impact in professional design activities.  This work is planned to generate a series of research papers, and involves collaborating with the Design Business Association using their archive of Design effectiveness Award design project data. 

• Collaborator: Design Business Association
• Dates: 2010 -14

Previous Research

Enhancing Enterprise in Design Major Projects

The final report for this project highlights case studies of good practice and includes a series of recommendations and tools for enhancing enterprise in design major projects

• Sponsors: Higher Education Entrepreneurship Group (HEEG)
• Value: £8,600
• Dates: 2009 - 10

London Design Map

Commissioned by the (no longer existing) London Development Agency, the London Design Map was an interactive online map based directory bringing together all the key statistics and information about the 25 Design Schools in the London region to promote this important element of London’s creative economy.

• Sponsors: The London Development Agency
• Value: £35,000
• Dates: 2008-9

Teaching

Module leader for  DM3310 Contextual Design, DM5534 Professional Design Studio and DM5551 MSc Integrated Product Design Dissertation

Module teaching contributor DM2316 Design Process 2 and DM1315 Design Process 1

Supervision MA and MSc Dissertation projects

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Peer esteem

• 2011 Guest speaker, ‘Entrepreneurship for STEM’ for HEEG at Microsoft UK HQ Reading
• 2010 Enhancing Enterprise in Design Major Projects, Brunel University, London
• 2009 Steering group member of University and Design Industry Partnership
• 2009 Guest speaker ‘London Design Map’ for Knowledge London at the London College of Speech and Drama, London
• 2007 Keynote speaker ‘Defining West London and Wayfinding experiences’ Sign Design Society, TfL, London
• 2005 Keynote speaker ‘Exploring Complexity in Collaborative Design and Solutions’ International Conference, Brunel
• 2005 Chair – Medical Devices Design Forum, West Focus Designplus event
• 2002 Keynote speaker at the Design Council ‘Sexing up the city’ Design Futures event, Manchester
• 1999 – 2002 External Examiner for 3D design courses at University of Central England
• 1998 – 2000 Staff member Ravensbourne Board of Governors
• 1995 – 1998 British Furniture Council working party on education
• 1985 – 1987 Member of Design Council design selection committee

Design awards

• 2002 Helen Hamlyn Research Centre DBA challenge – finalist
• 2002 Business Week/IDEA Silver award for Adshel Automatic Toilet
• 1998 Design and Art Directors Association (D&AD) Silver award for design tutors
• 1996 Design Business Association/Business Week, design effectiveness awards finalist. (Instanta catering products)
• 1996 Design and Art Directors Association (D&AD) Silver award for Product design (for luggage for Carlton International)