William Smith

William Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Furniture and Product Design at the School of Art, Architecture and Design, London Metropolitan University. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses, emphasizing the integration of practice and pedagogy.

Education: Graduated from the Furniture and Related Product course at Ravensbourne (2001), followed by an MA in Design Products at the Royal College of Art under Ron Arad.

Research interests focus on traditional hand tools and contemporary production techniques, blending craftsmanship with modern methodologies. His work was featured in *Making It* (2007) and earned a Blueprint Design award in 2008.

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