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Jonathon Anderson

Associate Professor of Interior Design, Director of the Design + Technology Lab, Faculty Lead UK Hub at The Creative School
EducationMFA, Savannah College of Art + Design; BSc.

Jonathon Anderson is an Associate Professor of Interior Design, Director of the Design + Technology Lab, and  Faculty Lead UK Hub at The Creative School. His work explores how industrial manufacturing and CNC technologies influence the design and making processes. As a result, the work is characterized by innovative and explorative methods that result in interconnected design, fine art, and technology solutions. From this non-traditional process emerges a provocative, complex design language that is visually communicated at varied scales and emphasizes corporeal and phenomenological experiences. To Jonathon, making is not only a practice, but a form of critical thinking.

Johnathon Anderson (external link) 

  • Digital design and fabrication
  • Digital visualization
  • Making as a form of critical thinking
  • Emerging technology
  • Creative robotics

Grants

  • Shuman, L., Anderson, J. (Co-PI), Carter, M. (Collaborator), Harris, D. (Collaborator). Re-imagining Universities for Justice-Oriented and Sustainable Futures. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Insight Development Grant. $62,401
  • Mudry, J., Anderson, J. (Collaborator), Alexander, K. (Collaborator) MEDS - Modular Emergency Department Seating. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF). $250,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J. Robotic Manipulation of Clay. Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Abroad Residency Grant in support of the EKWC Artist Residency. $20,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J. Crafting in the Metaverse. Global Affairs Canada Grant. Funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development Canada. In collaboration with Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina. $6,969 CAD
  • Anderson, J., Lewis, A. Design/Build project for The Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. City of Toronto Grant, $295,925 CAD
  • Anderson, J. EKWC Sunday Morning Grant. Dutch Government. $27,865
  • Lachman, R., Mazalek, A., Alvarez, N., Anderson, J. (Collaborator), Androutsos, D., Chandler, E., Khan, N., Nolan, J., Russo, F., Underwood, K. The Critical Metaverse Design Network for Embodied and Virtual Experiences (EVE). Canada Foundation for Innovation. $1,783,936
  • Hui, V. (PI), Anderson, J. (collaborator). DELIA (Diversifying Experiential Learning in Architecture) Initiative. Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER). $225,000 CAD
  • White, T., Anderson, J., Kamran, S. Design + Technology Workshop: Product and Knit Innovation. A collaboration with Ecole Nationale Superieure de Creation Industrielle (ENSCI) in Paris, France. Toronto Metropolitan University Global Learning Innovation Grant. $5,000
  • Anderson, J., Lovell-Anderson, L. Visualizing Interior Experiences. Publication Subvention Fund. The Creative School Grants. $3,000 CAD
  • Mudry, J., Anderson, J., Abdoli, M. Smart Seat. The Creative School New Collaborations Grant. $7,000
  • Willet, E., Zhang, L., Anderson, J., Olsen, C. Haptek Lab. New York State Council for the Arts - MISCA Fund Community Grant. $5,010 CAD
  • Anderson, J., Lovell-Anderson, L. Autonomous Microfactory. Future Skills Centre. $250,271 CAD (including in-kind corporate support)
  • Poliquin, C., Anderson, J. ANIMACHINA: animisme et nemesis. SODEC Quebec, Canada Council for the Arts. $60,000 CAD
  • Hui, V. (PI), Zhang, L (collaborator), Anderson, J. (collaborator). DELIA (Diversifying Experiential Learning in Architecture) Initiative. Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER). $180,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J., Bergmann, M. Automate: a Fol!e Experience. Cirque du Soleil + Future of Live Entertainment Lab (Fol!e). $7,500 CAD
  • Etinne-Dubois, L., Anderson, J. Measuring the Return on Investment (ROI) in Art Installations and Placemaking using Virtual Reality. Funded Research through MassiveArt, Daniels, Entro, and Lemay. $55,500 CAD\
  • Anderson, J. Make at Hoem. Student Design/Build project with HOEM on Jarvis. $49,000 CAD
  • Zhang, L., Anderson, J. Undergraduate Research Assistantship Summer Program, Ryerson University $10,266 CAD
  • Razik (Abdelrazik), D., Anderson, J. Nestle Turtle Packaging Competition. Nestle Canada. $15,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J. WilsonArt Chair Competition. Wilsonart Academic Sponsorship $222,400 USD
  • Anderson, J. Creative Technology Lab Sponsorship. Autodesk Partnership. $32,450 CAD
  • Anderson, J., Zhang, L. Interior Design Show - Design Milk Stand Design/Build. $10,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J. Undergraduate Research Assistantship Summer Program, Ryerson University, $9,888 CAD
  • Anderson, J. Undergraduate Research Assistantship Fall/Winter Program, Ryerson University, $3,800 CAD
  • Anderson, J. Robotic bending of Structural Profiles. Faculty of Communication and Design Equipment Grant, Ryerson University $7,500 CAD
  • Anderson, J. Public Art for Hoem on Jarvis. Design/Build project. $35,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J., Kemp, D. City of Ottawa Public Art. Ebb + Flow. 40,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J. Design Exchange: Canada’s Design Museum. IN_FLUX - Dazzle v4. $15,500 CAD
  • Weinthal, L., Anderson, J. Body, Object, Enclosure: Empowering Women With Technology. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Connections Grant. $24,952 CAD
  • Anderson, J. Research Assistant Program. Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation. $4,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J. Pop-Up Shop. Ted Rogers School of Management Design | Build. $60,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J., Weinthal, L. Interior Design Show - DesignBoom Mart design/build project. $10,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J. Welcome Centre. Ryerson Student learning Centre Design| Build. $5,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J. Bluffs. Zone Sandbox (Launch Zone) Learning Design | Build. $64,000 CAD
  • Anderson, J., Kemp, D. Moire Project. Faculty of Communication and Design Creative Innovation Fund. $10,000 CAD
  • McCown, K. Zawarus, P. Anderson, J. Vermillion, J. Urban Trail Redesign + Fabrication. Outside Las Vegas Foundation. Subcontracted off of awarded grant application led by OLVF to Wells Fargo Urban LIFT. $37,000 USD
  • Anderson, J. Indoor Courtyard. Installation Showcase Design + Installation. Coverings sponsorship. $28,000 USD
  • Anderson, J. The seating project. Sponsored class + exhibition at international convention. Coverings Sponsorship. $65,000 USD
  • Anderson, J. , Cox D. The CAMstudio project. National Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts Grant. $54,000 USD
  • Anderson, J. The Critical Moment in China’s manufacturing of Design. UNCG New Faculty Research Grant. $5,000. USD
  • Anderson, J. The Critical Moment in China’s manufacturing of Design. UNCG New Faculty Summer Excellence Grant. $5,000 USD
  • Anderson, J. Larger than Life. Sponsored class + exhibition of installation. Greensboro Children’s Museum. $48,000 USD
  • Anderson, J. Larger than Life Installation. Greensboro Children’s Museum. Unifi Sponsorship. $5,000 USD
  • Anderson, J. Beijing Creative Industry Parks. Kohler Grant $1,000 USD
  • Anderson, J. Iterative Design in the Digital World. Advancement of Teaching & Learning Grant. $3,000 USD

Books & Edited Journals

  • Lovell-Anderson, L., Anderson, J. Forthcoming. Visualizing Interior Experiences. New York, NY: Routledge Publishing. 
  • Anderson, J., Weinthal, L. (Eds.) 2021. Digital Fabrication in Interior Design: Body, Object, Enclosure. New York, NY: Routledge Publishing.   
  • Anderson, J., Ortega, D. (Eds.) 2016. Innovations in Landscape Architecture. New York, NY. Routledge Publishing. 
  • Anderson, J., Jackson, M. (Eds.) 2014. International Journal of Interior Architecture: Applied Geometries. Volume III. Houston, TX. University of Houston Publishing.
  • Jackson, M., Anderson, J. (Eds.) 2014. International Journal of Interior Architecture: Corporeal Complexities. Volume II. Houston, TX. University of Houston Publishing.
  • Jackson, M., Anderson, J. (Eds.) 2013. International Journal of Interior Architecture: Autonomous Identities. Volume I. Houston, TX. University of Houston Publishing.

Book Chapters

  • Anderson, J., Lovell-Anderson, L. 2018. Transforming Interior Volumes: volume + surface + mass. In Marinic, G. (Eds.), Interior Architecture Theory Reader. London, England. Routledge. 145-150
  • Ortega, D., Anderson, J. 2015. Vertical Plane Typologies: examining sections and elevations. In Amoroso, N. (Eds.), Representing Landscapes: Digital. New York, NY: Routledge. 129-134
  • Anderson, J., Schoenthaler, L. 2015. Materializing the Digital Realm. In Schniderman, D., Griffth, A. (Eds.), Textile Technology and Design: From Interior Space to Outer Space. New York, NY: Bloomsbury. 85-94

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  • Dubois, L., Bodur, O., Anderson, J., Tirtiroglu, D., Dimache, F. 2023. Augmenting Places: The IMpact of Placemaking on Behavioural Intentions. City, Culture and Society Journal 32 (2023) 100502, Elsevier Publishing. 1-13
  • Zhang, L., Anderson, J. 2021. Open/Closed : Rooms/Corridors. Interiors Journal. 11(01).
  • Anderson, J., Dean, F. 2013. Fashioned Outputs. AIA Forward Journal. 12(01), 90-97
  • Tang, M., Aksamija, A., Anderson, J., Hodge, M. 2012. Performative Computation-Aided Design + Optimization. Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Journal. 09(01), 62-67
  • Tang, M., Aksamija, A., Anderson, J., Hodge, M. 2012. Performative Driven Transmutation. AIA Forward Journal. 12(01), 94-105
  • Tang, M., Anderson, J., Aksamija, A., Hodge, M. 2011. Performative Driven Design and Prototyping. Perkins+Will Research Journal. 03(02), 42-48
  • Anderson, J. 2010. Book Review of “Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques” By Lisa Iwamoto. Interiors Journal. 01(01), 166-169

Grants

2025

  • Creative Roboticist + Director. Animachina II.0. Collaboration with Artist KROY. Production of a collection of seven music videos. 
  • Rob | Arch Retrospective. Curator - group exhibition featuring workshop results from Rob | Arch 2024. InterAccess Gallery. Toronto, Canada 
  • To Hold. Curator in collaboration with YabuPushelburg for Design TO. Toronto, Canada.

2024

  • Mr. Roboto. Group exhibition. San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design. Curated by Virginia San Fratello and Eleanor Pries

2023

  • Connected Creativity: A Transatlantic Exhibition of Practice-Based Research. Invited group exhibition. P3 Ambika Gallery. London, England
  • Robotic Clay. Invited group exhibition. In collaboration with Linda Zhang. Glass and Clay Museum of Canada. Waterloo, Ontario.
  • C2 Montreal. LAB in collaboration with KROY. Invited artists. Montreal, Canada 
  • DesignTO (Toronto Design Week) Exhibition - Creative Technology Showcase. Curator. Toronto,        Canada 
  • Mobile Detroit 2050 - AI images from the future. Group exhibition. Curated by Sara Codarin + Karl Dabumann. Detroit, Michigan.

2022

  • Phi Centre Exhibition - ANIMACHINA : animisme et nemesis. A collaboration with Artist KROY. Montreal, Canada
  • Erie Canal Museum - permanent collection. Story of Water. A collaboration with Linda Zhang, Errol Willett, and Clare Olsen.

2021

  • Creative Roboticist + Director. Animachina I.0 _ collaboration with Artist KROY. Production of a collection of seven music videos. 
  • Hello from Tampa Bay. Public Art @ Tampa Bay International Airport. In collaboration with Sheryl Oring

2020

  • CAMH Public Art Competition. Shortlisted. Toronto, ON. Canada. Collaboration with Dave Kemp
  • Architectural Ceramic Assembly Workshop (ACAW) at Boston Valley Terracotta. Invited Exhibition. Collaboration with Linda Zhang, Errol Willet, Clare Olsen, Naomi Frangos. 
  • Protecting our Waters Public Art Competition. Shortlisted. Collaboration with Sheryl Oring 
  • Noumenon (Optical Semblance). Featured art in Kim’s Convenience. Season 5 Episode 4 

2019

  • CMYK Sphere. Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. Invited feature installation.

2018

  • Noumenon (Optical Semblance). Invited Exhibition at Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
  • Moire. Invited exhibition for Creative TO. Artscape TO.
  • Simulacrum. Temporary public art. Mayor’s Evening For the Arts. Toronto Arts Foundation 
  • Vaisseau. Invited exhibition at Lumas Gallery. Toronto, ON. Canada 
  • Option 81^9. Invited exhibition. Artist Project. Toronto. ON. Canada
  • Murmuration. Public Art installed at HOEM on Jarvis. Toronto, ON. Canada

2017

  • Metrolinx. EDIT Design Festival. Toronto, ON. Canada
  • .006 lamp for Decimal. Inedito Showcase. Museo Tamayo. Mexico City, Mexico
  • CMYK. Temporary Public Art. Toronto Arts Foundation. Toronto, ON. Canada

2016        

  • Ebb + Flow. City of Ottawa Public Art. Ottawa, ON. Canada
  • Floating Points. Gallery TPW. Photorama. Toronto, ON.