Academic Staff
Ceri Almrott
Lecturer
Email: ceri.almrott@tudublin.ie
Ceri Almrott is a Lecturer in Product Design at Technological University Dublin, where he teaches core modules on design processes, prototyping, and product development. With a background in industrial and product design, Ceri focuses on sustainable, Low-Tech approaches that emphasise simplicity, repairability, and material intelligence in design. His teaching encourages experimentation, critical reflection, and the use of design as a tool for meaningful change, empowering students to explore both the functional and narrative aspects of product experiences.
Ceri currently teaches on the BSc Product Design course (TU811), offering studio and workshop modules, including Studio 201: Design Process, Studio 202: Client Projects, Studio 303: Specialisms, Product Development Studio, and Prototyping and Modelmaking 1 & 2, as well as Design and Manufacturing Methods.
Ceri's research investigates low-tech innovation and appropriate technology, sustainable material practices, emotionally durable design, and the role of design in promoting future resilience. He actively participates in interdisciplinary educational initiatives and contributes to local and international research projects on sustainable design pedagogy.
Research Interests: Low-Tech and Appropriate Technology, Sustainable & Emotionally Durable Design, Design Pedagogy and Educational Tools, Material Intelligence and Circular Material Use
Recent Work: Lessons in Low-Tech (2025): Editor and co-author of an educational guide for teaching low-tech design in higher education, supporting degrowth-oriented design pedagogy through practical projects and cross-disciplinary learning. https://doi.org/10.21427/3yhz-9j83
TU Dublin Living Labs, Material Intelligence Lab (2024–ongoing): Leading the development of a low-tech materials lab and reuse initiative, focusing on reclaiming waste materials for student-led design experimentation and sustainable prototyping.
Erasmus+ Projects: LT4Sustain & Craft 4.0 Contributed to EU-funded projects that foster interdisciplinary low-tech design learning, promoting repairability, material experimentation, and resilience in design education.