Jason Nicholson
Product and Furniture Design Course Leader
Birmingham School of Architecture and Design
- Email:
- Jason.nicholson@bcu.ac.uk
- Phone:
- 0121 331 7830
From a career journey beginning in metalsmithing and related products, Jason has a wide experience in various product design sectors – in particular furniture and lighting design.
He has taught across a range of specialist courses, focussing and developing ‘making’ as an integral part of the design process. A ‘hands-on’ member of staff with extensive experience of techniques and processes in wood, metal, plastic and glass.
He has experience of design and production of exhibitions and the production of commission work for a variety of clients. Has worked in prototyping for installation and seating design, collaborating with academics and designers on a number of projects.
Jason has exhibited work nationally from the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths to the Victoria & Albert Museum.His current research interests are in the ‘symbiotic relationship between analogue and digital processes’ and he currently teaches and coordinates the first year of the Product & Furniture Design course.