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Sublime Magazine
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Scopus Author ID: 57016348800

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United Kingdom

Biography

Dr Laura Santamaria is communication designer, researcher and sustainability thought leader. Her work focuses on developing insights and methodologies for influencing paradigm change towards social and environmental justice.

Laura's passion lies in empowering organisations and professionals with the necessary tools to champion a sustainable future. With over two decades of experience in brand strategy, design innovation and cultural research, she has honed her skills across a wide array of sectors, including finance, consumer goods, fashion, charities and startups. As the founder and editor-in-chief of Sublime magazine since 2007, she pioneered in sustainability media, cementing her status as a leading voice in sustainable innovation and lifestyles.

Laura's distinctive approach lies in her ability to bridge the gap between commercial strategies and societal benefit. Her mastery of semiotics has established her as a leading voice in strategic sustainability communications, adept at applying innovative ways to catalyse various audiences towards action.

Laura is currently Research Lead at the Royal College of Art School of Communication, and continues to work as an independent consultant in the private sector.

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Employment (3)

Royal College of Art: London, London, GB

2022-11-08 to present | Research Lead (School of Communication)
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Anglia Ruskin University: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

2021-03-22 to 2023-02-01 | Associate Professor & Deputy Head of School (Cambridge School of Art)
Employment
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Loughborough University - London: London, London, GB

2015-09 to 2021-03-19 | Programme Director, MA Design and Culture (Institute for Design Innovation)
Employment
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Education and qualifications (2)

Loughborough University: Loughborough, East Midlands, GB

2013-10-15 to 2017-01-25 | PhD (Design School)
Education
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata: La Plata, Buenos Aires, AR

1993-03-02 to 1994-04-12 | MA Visual Communication Design (Facultad de Bellas Artes)
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Professional activities (3)

Loughborough University London: London, GB

2021-09 to present | Visiting Scholar (Institute for Creative Futures)
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Higher Education Academy: London, GB

2020-12-18 to present | Fellow
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Southampton Solent University: Southampton, Hampshire, GB

2014 to present | Visiting Fellow (School of Business, Law and Communications)
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Funding (5)

Fair Energy Futures Podcast

2022-05 to present | Grant
Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge, GB)
URL: http://fairenergycampaign.org/
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Fair Energy Futures, Improving Accessibility to Hardship Funds

2022-05 to 2022-10 | Grant
Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge, GB)
URL: http://fairenergycampaign.org/
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Laura Santamaria

Fair Energy Futures Symposium

2022-04 to 2022-06 | Grant
Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge, GB)
URL: http://fairenergycampaign.org/
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Laura Santamaria

Fair Energy Campaign Pilot @Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

2021-04 to 2022-06 | Grant
London Legacy Development Corporation (London, London, GB)
URL: http://fairenergycampaign.org/
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Laura Santamaria

Counter-framing design: Radical Design Practices for Sustainability and Social Change

2020-02-02 to 2022-02-01 | Grant
Arts and Humanities Research Council (Swindon, GB)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.8856091
GRANT_NUMBER: AH/T002875/1
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Laura Santamaria via DimensionsWizard

Works (13)

Heroic Journeys: on design for empowerment and narratives of social change

DISCERN: International Journal of Design for Social Change, Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship
2024-12 | Journal article | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Laura Santamaria; Ksenija Kuzmina
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Laura Santamaria

Design For Empowerment

Proceedings of DRS2024 Boston
2024-06-24 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.21606/drs.2024.140
Part of ISSN: 2398-3132
Contributors: Laura Santamaria; Ksenija Kuzmina
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The shadow side

2023-08-14 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4324/9781003399568-18
Contributors: Laura Santamaria
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Seeing the Invisible: Revisiting the value of critical tools in design research for social change

The Routledge Companion to Design Research
2023-06-09 | Book chapter | Writing - original draft
DOI: 10.4324/9781003182443
Part of ISBN: 9781003182443
Contributors: Paul A. Rodgers; Joyce Yee; Laura Santamaria
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Laura Santamaria

On the Politics of Design Framing Practices

Design Issues
2022-07-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1162/desi_a_00692
Part of ISSN: 0747-9360
Part of ISSN: 1531-4790
Contributors: Sharon Prendeville; Pandora Syperek; Laura Santamaria
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Laura Santamaria

Our Own Metaphor: Tomorrow is Not for Sale

World Futures
2022-01-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/02604027.2021.2014751
Part of ISSN: 0260-4027
Part of ISSN: 1556-1844
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It's All About Con[text]: A Design Semiotics Approach for Managing Meaning-Value in Innovation Processes

Marketing Semiotics: a research guide for marketers at the edge of culture
2020 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9780198822028
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Laura Santamaria

Design Realities: Creativity, Nature and the Human Spirit by Stuart Walker

Design Journal
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/14606925.2019.1661558
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2-s2.0-85072038420
Contributors: Santamaria, L.
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Laura Santamaria via Scopus - Elsevier

Designing for users: The global studio

Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2018
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85057716924
Contributors: Hong, B.B.; Bohemia, E.; Neubauer, R.; Santamaria, L.
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Laura Santamaria via Scopus - Elsevier

Cultural context and service design: developing critical and meaning-making capacity

2017 | Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID: BASE:9522a7087e5fafabe28f0bc10fecb31195a1dc20ecc010f72473b378a5a93dfd
Contributors: Santamaria, Laura; Escobar-Tello, M. Carolina; Ross, Tracy; Bohemia, Erik
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Laura Santamaria via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Switch the channel: using cultural codes for designing and positioning sustainable products and services for mainstream audiences

2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.130
SOURCE-WORK-ID: BASE:272e49ac9196f2fbcfdf36b4e5a591b7cfc6b359569b2911c93f5900785064b0
Contributors: Santamaria, Laura; Escobar-Tello, M. Carolina; Ross, Tracy
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Laura Santamaria via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
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Initial Framework Incorporating Cultural Code Mapping to the Design Process
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Laura Santamaria via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Planet or People? Redefining the Ideological Position of Sustainable Design
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Laura Santamaria
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

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