John Wood (1945) was deputy head of the Fine Art dept. at Goldsmiths University of London between 1978 and 1988 before writing the first holistic, environmentally sensitive design degree programme in the UK (BA in Design Studies, and is currently programme leader for the Design Futures MA, Goldsmiths University of London).

As a practicing artist, Wood has built and exhibited site specific installations including a full-size fake peep-show in Soho, London, and in Norwich Cathedral, UK (1986). As a performer he was a member of Deaf School rock group and toured extensively, releasing 4 albums (latest 1989). His designs include some energy conservation circuits and inventions for solar energy systems (1973), the 'IDEAbase' authoring software, and some polemical electronic toys ('Machine for Saying Sorry', etc.).

His publications include:
'Time and Green Design', article in the Special Green edition of Co-Design Journal, eds. Eric Billet and Phillip Goggin, published by CODE (1996)

forthcoming:

'Mapping the Mapper' in collaboration with Paul Taylor, in 'Mapping', ed. Donald Day & Diane Kovacs, Taylor & Francis, London, pages (1997)

'Situated Criticism and the Active Present', article in forthcoming issue of Design History Journal, edited by Professor Nigel Whitely (1997)

'The Virtual/Embodied' (Routledge) with 18 contributors due out end of 1997

http://futures.gold.ac.uk/IDEAbase/welcome.htmlj.wood@gold.ac.uk