Ceri Almrott
Ceri Almrott is a designer, researcher, and educator whose work explores the intersections of Low-Tech practice, material intelligence, and sustainable product design. As a lecturer in Product Design at TU Dublin’s School of Art and Design, his teaching and research examine how designers negotiate the limits of materials, processes, and technologies to create resilient, human-centred solutions. His pedagogical approach emphasises learning through making, iterative experimentation, and reflective practice, encouraging students to see design as a dialogue between precision and imperfection, constraint and creativity.
Ceri’s current research engages with degrowth, design sufficiency, and the role of material narrative in shaping sustainable futures. He co-leads the Materials Intelligence Lab, a Living Lab initiative that investigates how designers can work with waste and local materials to build circular economies and develop context-appropriate technologies. He is an active member of the European Sustainability Science Lab (ESSLab+) network and contributes to international projects focused on Low-Tech innovation, design pedagogy, and community-engaged learning.
Through both research and teaching, his work reflects the central theme of Design Tolerance 2027: the negotiation between ideals and realities. Whether in the studio, the workshop, or the classroom, Ceri’s practice challenges the pursuit of flawless design in favour of thoughtful variation, adaptability, and care. His commitment to balancing craft, ethics, and sustainability embodies the creative and educational ethos that defines TU Dublin’s School of Art and Design and underpins the spirit of this year’s conference.