Scott Robinson
Design Researcher • Practitioner • PhD in Design
“Embodiment is never a private affair — it is always already mediated with other human and nonhuman bodies.”
RESEARCH
"Embodiment is never a private affair — it is always already mediated with other human and nonhuman bodies."
This quote (Weiss 1999) encapsulates my approach. My research develops encounters as a strong concept for embodied and somatic design.
PHD Thesis
PhD Goldsmiths • 2026
Bodies (In)form: Reconceptualising Embodied Design as Encounters
Ten-year practice-based PhD conducted across theatre studios and climbing gyms, with performer trainers and route setters.
COMMERICLA PRACTICE
COMMERCIAL PRACTICE
Twenty years of designing things and solving complex problems.
From enterprise UX to AI knowledge systems, I lead teams and shape products where research rigour meets design practice. Through Thinksitdo, I take on projects that don’t have easy answers.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Commercial work
RESEARCH
RESEARCH
Our bodies are the best generative tools we have to work though design problems
My research develops encounters as a strong concept for embodied and somatic design.
PhD THESIS • Goldsmiths • 2026
Bodies (In)form: Reconceptualising Embodied Design as Encounters
Ten-year practice-based PhD conducted across theatre studios and climbing gyms, with performer trainers and route setters.
COMMERCIAL PRACTICE
Twenty years of designing things and solving complex problems.
From enterprise UX to AI knowledge systems, I lead teams and shape products where research rigour meets design practice. Through Thinksitdo, I take on projects that don’t have easy answers.