My ongoing research projects
My completed research projects
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Project: Housing and residential development for increased growth (Boost) The Boost project has its starting point in building and living with glass and wood construction. The aim is to develop and…
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Project: Transnational Living Lab for Active Ageing How can we change the experience of being old and ageing?
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Ståhl, O., Tham, M., Holtorf, C. (2017). Towards a Post-Anthropocentric Speculative Archaeology (through Design) : . Journal of Contemporary Archaeology. 4 (2). 238-246.
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Tham, M. (2010). Languaging fashion and sustainability : towards synergistic modes of thinking, wording, visualising and doing fashion and sustainability. Nordic Textile Journal. 3 (1). 14-23.
Status: Published
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Jönsson, L., Light, A., Lindström, K., Ståhl, Å., Tham, M. (2019). How Can We Come to Care in and Through Design?. Nordes 2019: Who Cares? : Proceedings of the 8th Bi-Annual Nordic Design Research Society Conference - Who Cares? 2-4th of June 2019 Finland. 1-8.
- Tham, M., Ståhl, Å., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2019). Making resilient research dissemination : The case of BOOST metadesign performing housing scenarios. Cumulus Conference Proceedings Rovaniemi 2019, Around the Campfire – Resilience and Intelligence : 27th May – 1st June 2019, Rovaniemi, Finland. 170-181.
- Tham, M., Jones, H., Hyltén-Cavallius, S., Lundebye, A., Lockheart, J. (2019). Care-Oke : A silly-serious design joke. Nordes 2019: Who Cares? : Proceedings of the 8th Bi-Annual Nordic Design Research Society Conference - Who Cares?. 44-45.
- Tham, M., Lundebye, A., Lockheart, J., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2018). How can we celebrate risk-taking in co-creative and transdisciplinary processes for change?. Design Research Society International Conference : Limerick, Ireland. 25-28 Juni 2018.
- Tham, M., Hyltén-Cavallius, S., Akiyama, H., Thelin, A. (2018). Evaluating Impact of Co-creation. OpenLivingLab Days (OLLD) 2018.
- Ståhl, Å., Tham, M., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2017). How can we critically & creatively engage with power relations in collaborative design research?. Nordes 2017 : Design + Power.
- Tham, M., Hyltén-Cavallius, S., Kivilehto, A., Pavic, E. (2017). Transdisciplinary and transnational co-creation for health and care in an ageing society. OpenLivingLab Days 2017.
- Ståhl, Å., Tham, M., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2017). How can we critically & creatively engage with power in relations in collaborative design research?. design + power : NORDES 2017 : 7th Nordic Design Research Conference, 15-17 June 2017, AHO, Oslo, Norway : Book of Abstracts. 17-17.
- Evans, S., Tham, M., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2016). How can design education support designers in their visionary work towards sustainability?. Open Design for E-very-thing : exploring new design purposes.
- Tham, M., Arvidsson, A., Blomqvist, M., Bonja, S., Hyltén-Cavallius, S., et al. (2016). Metadesigning Design Research : How can designers collaboratively grow a research platform?. Proceedings of DRS 2016, Design Research Society 50th Anniversary Conference. 1412-1430.
- Tham, M. (2014). Off-centre – a call for humble lessons for design : how can metadesign perspectives support education in design for sustainability?. Design with the other 90%: Cumulus Johannesburg Conference Proceedings. 329-335.
- Tham, M., Jones, H. (2008). Metadesign Tools : Designing the seeds for shared processes of change. Changing the Change : Design, Visions, Proposals and Tools, Proceedings. 1491-1505.
- Tham, M., Lundebye, A. (2008). The Experience of Sustainability : Applying Metadesign to Invite Emotions to Further the Design of Sustainable Futures. Design & Emotion, Hongkong.
- Tham, M. (2007). How I-tunes became fashion : Enabling innovation through creative scenario work across professional boundaries. Avantex 2007 : 4th International Avantex Symposium, Frankfurt Am Main, 11-14 June 2007.
- Sadowska, N., Tham, M. (2004). The Stored Wisdom : Artefacts as gap minders between the “professional self”, the “personal self” and other individuals. Working papers in art and design : The role of artefact in art and design research. 1-3.
- Fletcher, K., Tham, M. (2003). Clothing Lives!. Product Life and the Throwaway Society.
Chapter in book (Refereed)
- Tham, M., Fletcher, K., St. Pierre, L. (2019). Sitting to open dialogue : [Introduction to Section II]. Design and Nature : A Partnership. London, Routledge. 51-52.
- Tham, M., Fletcher, K., St Pierre, L. (2019). Introduction. Design and Nature : A partnership. London, Routledge. 9-13.
- St. Pierre, L., Tham, M. (2019). Walking to move : [Introduction to Section IV]. Design and Nature : A Partnership. London, Routledge. 144-145.
- Tham, M., Fletcher, K., St. Pierre, L. (2019). Lying down to receive : [Introduction to section I]. Design and Nature : A Partnership. London, Routledge. 18-19.
- Fletcher, K., Tham, M., St. Pierre, L. (2019). Standing to achieve a view : [Introduction to Section III]. Design and Nature : A Partnership. London, Routledge. 109-110.
- Fletcher, K., St Pierre, L., Tham, M. (2019). Conclusion. Design and Nature : A Partnership. London, Routledge. 198-202.
- Tham, M. (2019). Dirty Design (or A Bloody Mess) : In Celebration of Life Affirming Design. Design and Nature : A Partnership. London, Routledge. 136-143.
- Tham, M., Fletcher, K. (2015). Part 2 – Sustainability and fashion as seen from other places and disciplines. Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion. Abingdon, Routledge. 53-55.
- Tham, M., Fletcher, K. (2015). Part 3 – Perspectives on refining fashion from within. Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion. Abingdon, Routledge. 147-150.
- Tham, M., Fletcher, K. (2015). Part 4 – Visions of sustainability from within the fashion space. Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion. Abingdon, Routledge. 221-222.
- Fletcher, K., Tham, M. (2015). Introduction. Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion. Abingdon, Routledge. 1-12.
- Tham, M., Fletcher, K. (2015). Part I – Framing and expanding fashion and sustainability. Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion. Abingdon, Routledge. 13-14.
- Tham, M., Fletcher, K. (2015). Conclusions. Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion. Abingdon, Routledge. 293-298.
Collection (editor) (Refereed)
- Fletcher, K., St. Pierre, L., Tham, M. (2019). Design and Nature : A Partnership. London, Routledge. 216.
Conference paper (Other academic)
- Tham, M. (2017). How can Designers Free Design?. REDO Cumulus Conference Proceedings 2017. 27-27.
- Tham, M., Hyltén-Cavallius, S., Kivilehto, A., Pavic, E., Akiyama, H., et al. (2017). Transdisciplinary and transnational co-creation for health and care in an ageing society. OpenLivingLab Days : Health.
- Tham, M. (2012). Mending Fashion Futures : How can we use fore-casting to create inclusive and auspicious futures?. Mendrs Mending Research Symposium.
- Tham, M. (2010). The Lucky People Forecast Approach : how can education support engagement with systemic sustainable fashion futures?. .
Book (Other academic)
- Fletcher, K., Tham, M. (2019). Earth Logic : Fashion Action Research Plan. London, JJ Charitable Trust.
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Tham, M. (2020). Caring from within Fashion : Letter to Emerging Fashion Activists. Critical Fashion Project. Stockholm, Beckmans College of Design.
- Tham, M. (2020). Equality. Designing in Dark Times : An Arendtian Lexicon. London, Bloomsbury Visual Arts. 91-94.
- Tham, M., Ståhl, Å., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2019). From dirt-Sweden to kitchen island to luxury hotel. Oikology – Home Ecologics : A book about building and home making for permaculture and for making our home together on Earth. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 61-72.
- Tham, M. (2019). In the secret house. Oikology – Home Ecologics : A book about building and home making for permaculture and for making our home together on Earth. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 112-117.
- Tham, M., Ståhl, Å., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2019). Recipe for plus-community. Oikology – Home Ecologics : A book about building and home making for permaculture and for making our home together on Earth. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 122-122.
- Tham, M. (2019). Introduction to Oikology – Home ecologics. Oikology - Home Ecologics : A book about building and home making for permaculture and for making our home together on Earth. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 7-14.
- Tham, M. (2019). BOOST metadesign. Oikology – Home Ecologics : A book about building and home making for permaculture and for making our home together on Earth. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 19-56.
- Tham, M., Ståhl, Å., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2019). Recipe for contract for careful sharing. Oikology – Home Ecologics : A book about building and home making for permaculture and for making our home together on Earth. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 89-94.
- Tham, M., Ståhl, Å., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2019). Recipe for needs, dreams and housing workshop. Oikology – Home Ecologics : A book about building and home making for permaculture and for making our home together on Earth. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 76-77.
- Tham, M., Ståhl, Å., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2019). Recipe for secret housing. Oikology – Home Ecologics : A book about building and home making for permaculture and for making our home together on Earth. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 118-119.
- Tham, M., Ståhl, Å. (2019). Trans-port and contributions. Oikology – Home Ecologics : A book about building and home making for permaculture and for making our home together on Earth. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 123-137.
- Tham, M., Ståhl, Å., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2019). Recipe for scenario salad. Oikology - Home Ecologics : A book about building and home making for permaculture and for making our home together on Eart. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 59-59.
- Tham, M. (2017). Languaging Fashion Moments : Method 21. Opening up the Wardrobe : A methods book. Oslo, Novus Forlag. 75-77.
- Tham, M. (2015). The futures of futures studies in fashion. Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion. Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge. 283-292.
- Tham, M. (2015). Creative Resilience Thinking in Textiles and Fashion. The Handbook of Textile Culture. London, Bloomsbury Academic. 225-240.
- Tham, M. (2008). Förord. Design för hållbar utveckling : ekologi - ekonomi - kultur. Stockholm, Raster förlag. 6-8.
- Sadowska, N., Tham, M. (2005). Minding the gap : using artefacts to navigate private, professional and academic selves in design. Beginnings : experimental research in architecture and design. Stockholm, Akademin för konstnärlig forskning inom arkitektur och design. 46-53.
Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
- Tham, M. (2008). Lucky People Forecast : a systemic futures perspective on fashion and sustainability. Doctoral Thesis. London, Goldsmiths, University of London. 436.
Collection (editor) (Other academic)
- Tham, M., Ståhl, Å., Hyltén-Cavallius, S. (2019). Oikology - Home Ecologics : a book about building and home making for permaculture and for making our home together on Earth. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 151.
- Fletcher, K., Tham, M. (2014). Routledge Handbook of Sustainability and Fashion. London, Routledge. 320.
Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
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Tham, M. (2016). Of Mice, Lice and Wo/men : A seasoned fashion and sustainability activist’s attempt to negotiate the awkward space of real nature and real fashion. Contributor. 12.
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Tham, M. (2012). The Green Shades of Shame : How shame procrastinates engagement with the sustainability imperative in fashion. Vestoj – The journal of Sartorial Matters. (3). 26-34.
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Tham, M. (2011). Integrating fashion and sustainability : How might futures approaches to change transcend a current paradigm of thinking, doing and communicating fashion?. Dare Magazin für kunst und überdies. 6 (Apocalypse Green). 50-56.
Status: Published
Conference paper (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Tham, M. (2015). What is the potential of design and gender identity for futures of sustainability?. .
- Tham, M. (2012). Ten what ifs for fashion futures : How can we imagine new ways of being with fashion?. WOW Talks : Style and Fashion.
Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Tham, M. (2014). A sustainability manifesto for Ann-Sofie Back. Ann-Sofie Back : Torsten och Wanja Söderbergs pris 2014. Göteborg, Röhsska Museet. 66-78.
- Tham, M. (2012). Slow and fast fashion. The sustainable fashion handbook. London, Thames & Hudson. 216-218.
- Tham, M. (2008). Mode, tid och ekologi : system för hållbara modeögonblick. Grön design. Stockholm, Naturskyddsföreningen. 72-75.
- Tham, M. (2008). Modets energi : symbolikens roll i hållbar design. Energi : Hur design kan göra skillnad. Göteborg, Camino. 100-103.
- Fletcher, K., Tham, M. (2004). Clothing rhythms. Eternally yours : time in design : product, value, sustenance. Rotterdam, 010 Publishers. 254-274.