My father, Peter Lloyd-Jones, who has died aged 92, studied chemistry at university but was determined to become a painter, and his ability to combine science and art became the foundation of his career. After setting up a new department concerned with the technology of artists’ materials at Wimbledon School of Art in south-west London in the 1960s, in 1972 he was appointed head of the School of Three-Dimensional Design at Kingston Polytechnic (now University).
Under his leadership, Kingston became one of the most prestigious centres for design education in the UK – its work was featured in a 1984 exhibition at the V&A Museum. Ever the innovator, Peter then set up the first UK postgraduate course in design for film and television at Kingston. He was also a member of the advisory board of the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, and maintained a happy association with Finland for 14 years.
