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Prof. Angus Donald Campbell is a designer, educator and researcher who critically explores the power of design to creatively, collaboratively and sustainably innovate at the complex nexus of social, technological and ecological systems.
He is an Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University of Technology (PolyU) School of Design and an Honorary Associate Professor in Design at UoA. He holds a Doctorate of Literature and Philosophy in Development Studies (UJ) and a Master of Technology in Industrial Design (TWR). Originally from South Africa, he worked for 18 years at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), culminating in heading the Department of Industrial Design. In 2021, he moved to Aotearoa, New Zealand, as Head of the new multidisciplinary Design Department in the Faculty of Engineering and Design at Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland (UoA).
He was a co-founder and coordinator of the Design Society Development DESIS Lab (UJ) for over 10 years. His professional design practice has included clients in South Africa, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, and his work has been exhibited at New York Fashion Week and Design Indaba. He has curated multiple design exhibitions and was a Non-Executive Director of the Museum of African Design from 2015-17.
Prof. Campbell's research focuses on creative social and technological innovation by co-designing sustainable products, services and systems with multi-stakeholder collaborators. He is particularly interested in Lay Design and the role of technology in extending human capabilities. He has undertaken interdisciplinary design research projects focused on: Creativity and Innovation (Social Innovation and Lay Design); Local Futures (Local Making, Appropriate Technology, Urban and Rural Community Development, Urban Agriculture and Food Systems); Medical Device Design; and Pluriversal Design (Development, the Global South, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Decolonisation). He has been funded for teaching and research by organisations including the European Commission, Leverhulme Trust, Research England, DAAD and the National Research Foundation (SA).
For more information and to see his work, please visit: www.angusdonaldcampbell.com
Prof. Campbell's undergraduate teaching is within the new Service Design stream of the BA(Hons) in Design. He coordinates the SD4463 Sustainable Product Design elective offered to Product Design, Service Design and Engineering students. His postgraduate teaching in the MDes includes Research and SD5009 Academic Writing, and supervising students in SD5539 ISD Capstone Research Project. He also supervises Doctoral candidates in the PhD in Design and Doctorate of Design (DDes).
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Magister Technologiae, Technikon Witwatersrand
Doctor Litterarum et Philosophiae, University of Johannesburg
Member of Editorial Board & Associate Editor, Design and Culture: The Journal of the Design Studies Forum
1 Oct 2025 → …
Founding Organising Committee, Food Design Studio, Design Research Society (DRS)
2 Jun 2025 → …
Honorary Associate Professor in Design, The University of Auckland
27 Feb 2025 → …
Head of Department & Senior Lecturer (Above the Bar), Design, The University of Auckland
3 May 2021 → 16 Feb 2025
Head of Department, Industrial Design, University of Johannesburg
1 Jul 2016 → 31 Mar 2021
Senior Lecturer, Department of Industrial Design, University of Johannesburg
1 Mar 2010 → 31 Mar 2021
Lecturer, Department of Industrial Design, Technikon Witwatersrand
1 Sept 2003 → 31 Dec 2008
Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Research output: Patents, agreements, assignments and companies › Patents granted
Campbell, A. D. (Supervisor) & Brown, I. L. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (research)
Campbell, A. D. (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organizer / committee member
Campbell, A. D. (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Review of books, other publications, or software