Grant Baker

Role

As a Senior Lecturer in Product Design at Nottingham Trent University, Grant primarily works with the undergraduate BA Product Design course and leads internationalization efforts for the Product Design department.

Career overview

Experienced design educator / creative director with a demonstrated history of achievement within the contemporary design and educational sectors. Grant’s career blends creative leadership, product design, and a passion for teaching. He is known for creating engaging design programs, supporting young designers, and building strong international connections in design education.

As a Senior Lecturer in Product Design at Nottingham Trent University, Grant primarily works with the undergraduate BA Product Design course and leads internationalization efforts for the Product Design department. In this role, he directs the International Design Studio (IDS), an initiative that brings together students from around the world through collaborative online projects. These projects foster cross-cultural design thinking and enrich students’ learning experiences through hands-on, project-based activities.

Complementing his academic career, Grant is also the Design Director at Process of Making, where he collaborates with co-founder George Riding to develop unique, simple, and functional products. His designs have been sold globally through prominent retailers such as MoMA, The Design Museum, and Selfridges, and have been featured in respected publications including Wallpaper, Icon Magazine, Elle Decoration, and The Guardian. His work has also been exhibited at key international events such as the Milan Furniture Fair, ICFF, Maison et Objet, 100% Design, and the Gwangju Design Biennial.

External activity

Recent exhibitions

2023 - Milan furniture fair, Milan, Italy

2021 - Gwangju Design Biennial, Gwangju, South Korea

2019 - Gwangju Design Biennial, Gwangju, South Korea

2019 - Play design, Beijing, China

2018 - New Horizons expo, Zhuhai, China

Professional Memberships

2021 – Present - Fellow of Royal Society of Arts