Article

1. Thomas, V. and Schaber, F. (2008) Knowledge transfer: industry, academia, and the global gift market. Design Management Journal. 4(1)

Book Section

1. Schaber, F., Thomas, V. and Turner, R. L. (2010) Designing toys, gifts and games: learning through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. In: Silva, A. and Simoes, R. (eds.) Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives. Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. pp. 482-498.

Conference or Workshop Item

1. Thomas, V. (2012) All work and no play makes Jack a dull designer: the social benefits of play to toy design. Paper presented to: Design History Society Annual Conference: The Material Culture of Sport, University of Brighton, 13-15 September 2012.
2. Thomas, V. (2011) Mind the gap – bridging the divide between the worlds of design education and commerce. Invited Presentation presented to: 6th International Akmullah Readings, Bashkir State Pedagogical University, Ufa, Russia, 12-16 December 2011.
3. Thomas, V. (2011) Designing gifts. Paper presented to: 1st International Conference on Semiotics and Visual Communication: from Theory to Practice, Limassol, Cyprus, 25-27 November 2011.
4. Thomas, V., Schaber, F. and Turner, R. L. (2011) Playing with design – preparing designers for the global market. Paper presented to: 6th International Toy Research Association (ITRA) Congress: Toys and Learning in Different Cultures, Bursa, Turkey, 26-30 July 2011.
5. Thomas, V., Turner, R. and Schaber, F. (2011) The Toy workshop. Invited Presentation presented to: Learning Global - Fourth Learning & Teaching Conference, The University of Northampton, 11 May 2011.
6. Thomas, V. (2010) Keeping it in the family. Paper presented to: [Record] [Create] Oral History in Art, Craft and Design, Sackler Centre, Victoria & Albert Museum, 02-03 July 2010. UK: Oral History Society.
7. Thomas, V. (2008) Roots, routes and recipes: the family tree - contextualising design. Paper presented to: International Conference of the Design History Society, University College Falmouth, 3 - 6 September 2008.
8. Schaber, F. and Thomas, V. (2007) Knowledge transfer – industry, academia and the global gift market. Invited Presentation presented to: International Conference on Managing Design in Global Environments, Coex Ballroom, Seoul, Korea, 30 November 2007.

Conference Proceedings

1. Thomas, V. (2009) Roots, routes and recipes: the family tree - contextualising design. 2008 Annual International Conference of the Design History Society (UK), Falmouth, 3 - 6 September 2008. Boca Raton: Universal Publishers, Inc. 1599429063.