D Wood

PhD Candidate and Tutor

Curriculum vitae

D’s current research, studio furniture in New Zealand, began with a Diploma in Crafts and Design that included designing and making wood furniture. This was followed by an MFA in Furniture Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. D also has degrees in architecture and sociology from Victoria University of Wellington.

After graduation from RISD in 2000 D taught interior design and built a freelance writing portfolio for magazines such as American Craft, Ceramics: Art & Perception, Fine Woodworking, Metalsmith, Surface Design Journal and Woodcraft. She returned to New Zealand in 2006 where, again, she taught interior design and continued to write, about New Zealand craft: her profile of the World of Wearable Art Awards appeared in the Jan/Feb 2009 issue of Fiberarts.

Research areas

• Contemporary craft
• Studio furniture, nationally and internationally
• Architecture and design history

Recent publications

• Ceramics: Art & Perception “The McKeachie Johnston Pottery Company,” Issue 71, 2008
• Ceramics: Art & Perception “Peter Stewart - Fish out of Water”, Issue 73, 2008
• Ceramics Monthly “Following Theseus: The Sculpture of Arthur Gonzalez,” February 2009
• Fiberarts “Conscious Cloth in New Zealand: The Collections of Miranda Brown,” Jan/Feb 2008
• Metalsmith “Jewellery Out of Context,” Objectspace, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2008
• Surface Design “Ernabella Visions: From Batik to Tufted Carpet,” Spring 2009