John Thackara
John Thackara | |
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John Thackara, March 2024, South of France | |
| Born | 6 August 1951 (age 74) Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Occupations | Author, curator, educator |
| Known for | Director Dutch Design Institute; Curator Doors of Perception |
| Website | https://thackara.com/ |
John Thackara (born 6 August 1951, Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British-born author, curator and educator. He is known as curator of the celebrated Doors of Perception conference for 20 years, which started in Amsterdam. He is a Senior Fellow at the Royal College of Art in London; a visiting professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, and Glasgow School of Art in Scotland; and is a member of the Advisory Board of BITS Design in Mumbai and the Bioregional Learning Centre in England.