Johan Redström

He received a PhD from University of Gothenburg in 2001, and became Docent in Interaction Design in 2008. Redström's research aims at combining philosophical and artistic approaches with focus on experimental design, critical practice and the aesthetics of computational technology as material in design. Research programs include on designing for reflection rather than efficiency in use, on combining traditional design and new technologies, and subsequently on increasing energy awareness through critical and conceptual design.

Books and book chapters • Mazé, R., Redström, J., Studienhefte Problemorientiertes Design #8: Schwierige Formen, adocs, Hamburg (2018) • Koskinen, I., Binder, T., Redström, J., Wensveen, S. and Zimmerman, J. (2011). Design Research Through Practice: Lab, Field and Showroom. Morgan Kaufmann. • Redström, J (2011). The Useless Within. In Duarte, F. and Bruinsma, M. (Eds.) Useless, The EXD'11 Reader.Experimenta, Lisbon. • Redström, J. (2010). Research Frames. In Mazé, R. (Ed.) Static! Designing for energy awareness. Arvinius. • Redström, J. (2010). Current issues in sustainable design and research. In Mazé, R. (Ed.) Static! Designing for energy awareness. Arvinius. • Redström, J. (2008). Disruptions. In Binder, Löwgren and Malmborg (Eds.)(Re)Searching the Digital Bauhaus, pp. 191–217. Springer. • Redström, J. Aesthetic Concerns. In Giaglis, G. and Kourouthanassis, P. (Eds.) Pervasive Information Systems. M. E. Sharpe. Abstract • Redström, J. (2007). En experimenterande designforskning. I Ilstedt Hjelm, S. (red.) Under ytan. Raster Förlag & SVID. • Hallnäs, L. and Redström, J. (2006). Interaction Design: Foundations, Experiments. Textile Research Centre, Swedish School of Textiles, University College of Borås and Interactive Institute. download • Redström, M., Redström, J. and Mazé, R. (Eds.) (2005). IT+Textiles. Edita Publishing Oy, Finland. • Eriksson, D., Ernevi, A., Jacobs, M., Löfgren, U., Mazé, R., Redström, J., Thoresson, J. & Worbin, L. (2005). Tic Tac Textiles: A Waiting Game In IT+Textiles, p. 66-75. • Ernevi, A., Redström, J., Redström, M. & Worbin, L. (2005). The Interactive Pillows. In IT+Textiles, p. 47-54. • Ernevi, A., Redström, J. & Zetterblom, M. (2005). Mute. In IT+Textiles, p. 89-90. • Ernevi, A., Jacobs, M., Mazé, R., Müller, C., Redström, J., & Worbin, L. (2005). The Energy Curtain: Energy Awareness. In IT+Textiles, p. 91-96. • Redström, J. (2005). IT+Textiles. In IT+Textiles, p. 6-11. • Redström, J. (2005). On technology as material in design. In IT+Textiles, p. 12-29. • Redström, J. (2005). Information Deliverer: Abstract Information Appliances. In IT+Textiles, p. 76-83.