John Wood (design theorist)

25 August 1945) is emeritus professor of design at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

He taught many Young British Artists when he was deputy head of the fine art department at Goldsmiths between 1978 and 1988.

[1] He has received AHRC and EPSRC funding for research into metadesign.

[citation needed] Born in Bath, Wood attended Harrow County School for Boys, and then studied Fine Art at Manchester School of Art.

Examples of his early works include: 'King of Shouting House' (1969) – a computer assisted play, for the ICA;[2] 'Tune Doodler' (1972) – mass-produced electronic sculpture commissioned by Jasia Reichardt.