After completing her studies in Fashion Design and Interior Architecture in Montreal, Catherine began working in architecture and within a short time moved into researchand teaching. Her multi- disciplinary background influences her practice, which now borders onart. She is interested in the individual potentialof various disciplines, but especially in their power to energise each other.
Catherine Bella
Fashion Design /
Interior Architecture
Helen’s interest lies inthe relationship between audiences and commercial spaces. She gained her BA in Fashion Management from London Collegeof Fashion and Graphic Design and has a wealth of professional experience working with well-known retailers, publications and brands. In her work she seeks new ways to create distinctive, memorable visitor experiences to refresh the retail industry.
Chenyang (Helen) Zhou
Fashion Retail
Cheng Chiao Yi
Public Intervention /
Communication Design
Chin Kio (Q) Lei
Museology
Q has a background
in Museology and Archaeology and completed her BA at Peking University. Raised in Macau, different cultures have always been a part of Q’s life; she has already travelled to 15 countries, and aspires
to visit many more. After finishing her study in Narrative Environments, Q aims to pursue a career in exhibition design and curation.
Chiao-Yi is a Taiwanese interaction designer
with a background in multimedia and spatial design. With professional experience across a range of disciplines, she likes
to work with people from other areas of expertise
to explore new conceptual possibilities for spatial and interactive object design. Her personal interests include discovering
the natural world and travelling the globe to experience different cultures.
Felicitas is a Munich-born, London-based concept and experience designer with a background in psychology and art, and
a BA with First Class Honours in Graphic Design & Multimedia. Her work falls within the realm of human-centred research and design, focusing
on an understanding of people’s experiences
and behaviours to create meaningful projects that prioritise well-being and innovation.
Felicitas zu Dohna
Graphic Design /
Experience Design
With a degree in Event Scenography, Federica worked for three years in Milan designing interiors, exhibitions and social and cultural events.Design is Federica’s form of social and political involvement; she approaches narrative as a powerful tool to engage people, sparking collective discussions. Her ambition is to design practices of community participation that stimulate changes in the way shared environments are understood.
Federica Mandelli
Event Scenography
Farida’s educational background in Anthropology and Middle Eastern Civilisations has underpinned her three years of experience working in museums
and exhibitions in Saudi Arabia. She is driven by the challenge of engaging audiences and presenting content in ways that will leave lasting impressions, and she is particularly keen on exploring the politics of spaces.
Farida Alhusseini
Anthropology
Chirag Dewan is an interior designer from Mumbai, India, with a professional background in designing luxury home and retail spaces. Chirag’s interest in contemporary art led him to designing sets for performance artists and booths at Art Basel and Art HK. He aims to set up an interior and exhibition design firm in Mumbai and to guide young emerging talent through teaching.
Chirag Dewan
Interior Architecture /
Spatial Design
Liliya is a London based designer with a diverse background. She received her BA in Journalism before completing a foundation degree in Interior Design at Chelsea College of Art and
Design. Since 2012, Liliya has worked on various community projects and on new visitor experiences for the National Trust, using a poetic approach to develop compelling stories.
Liliya Hadzhiyska
Spatial Design /
Concept Design
Freya is a spatial designer with a particular interest in socially-engaged design. By volunteering at the Royal London Hospital and running design workshops at Maggie’s Centre, Freya is developing a methodology for collaborative design with the users of healthcare environments. Her goal is to continue working with users to design better support systems and environments for treatment and healing.
Freya Healey
Spatial Design /
Experience Design
Hera is interested in exploring chance as both
a creative method and a visitor experience. She previously completed
a BFA in Visual Communication and has work experience in events and museum exhibitions. Throughout her design career, she has continued to pursue art, participating in the 2013 Spot Art International Juried Art Festival and Earth Messages, a funded group exhibition in Singapore.
Hera
Graphic Design /
Exhibition Design
As an architect and engineer, Ilias looks for the balance between theoretical forms of architecture and the realisation of ideas through prototypes at various scales. In addition to his work developing masterplans as an urban designer, he is also interested in trying to tackle social problems and engaging with local communities through small scale interventions in public space.
Ilias Michopoulos
Architecture
As an architect and engineer, Ilias looks for the balance between theoretical forms of architecture and the realisation of ideas through prototypes at various scales. In addition to his work developing masterplans as an urban designer, he is also interested in trying to tackle social problems and engaging with local communities through small scale interventions in public space.
A graduate in Exhibition Design, Manasi has worked as a spatial designer in Mumbai for clients ranging from real estate to hospitality. She is interested in the application of spatial narratives in the cultural sector as a means of understanding and expressing human experience. Through her Masters project, she has explored the idea of the exhibition as a tool of communication.
Manasi Pophale
Exhibition Design
Luca is a graphic designer with a strong narrative focus. Influenced by his studies in Psychology,
his interest in social behaviour in space has been realised through various collaborations with architects. Luca believes that originality lies in hyper-localisation and specialisation. Positioning his practice between social and commercial projects, he is currently exploring the use of street trends to produce profits for social good.
Luca Dpmenico Ponticelli
Graphic Design /
Psychology
Longning is a spatial designer with professional experience in landscape and urban design in
both China and the UK. Since graduating in Environmental Design, she has developed a strong interest in the practice and theory of contemporary urbanism. Her current work focuses on exploring ways of incorporating narration into urban spatial formations, integrating technological, cultural and ecological elements.
Longning (Cherrie) Qi
Spatial Design
Originally trained as a graphic designer, Ling always seeks to turn two- dimensional design into space through set design, installation and exhibition design. Inspired by the narrative methodologies on the MA Narrative Environments course,
she is now exploring her design career in a new and innovative way and aims to work on social engagement projects that are relevant to people’s lives.
Ling Han Liao
Graphic Design
Margriet is a London- based Dutch graphic designer. Her work is strongly conceptual and guided by her creative curiosity, with her main inspiration drawn from photography. Through
her exposure to different disciplines on the MA Narrative Environments course and during her placement at the National Maritime Museum, Margriet has enriched her practice, expanding her graphic design skills into spatial environments.
Zhiyi is an urban designer who has directed more than twenty projects
in China. However her experience prompted the realisation that a focus on the bigger picture often overlooks real human practices and emotions. Zhiyi’s current interest
in curation offers her another angle on the relationships between spaces and people and has enabled her to refine her understanding of environments.
Zhiyi Guo
Urban Planning
Margriet Straatman
Graphic Design
After graduating in Communication Design, Kasse worked for an advertising agency in China, where she realised the capacity for skillfully designed customer experiences to replace traditional media. This led her to study the role of narrative in developing dynamic experiences. Kasse’s work focuses on creating brand strategies and experiences to shape distinctive brands and establish meaningful relationships with customers through memorable experiences.
Qian (Kasse) Wang
Art Direction /
Brand Strategy
Originally trained as a mechanical engineer, Marie is skilful in making things. Further studies in industrial and interaction design led her to work
on projects ranging from innovative packaging to dynamic installations. Interested in the impact
of design on people’s emotions and perceptions, Marie seeks to investigate the power of materiality and form in developing new experiences through her work.
Marie Durand Yamamoto
Interaction Design /
Engineering
Mariana is an interior architect from Mexico
City and has worked
in the fields of interior design, exhibition design and curation. She is interested in how spaces shape our relationships, values and politics. Through collaborative place-making, working with communities and institutions, Mariana seeks to explore how design
can improve our cities, enhancing the spatial narratives of our everyday lives.
Mariana Martinez
Interior Architecture /
Exhibition Design
Deric is a designer who is interested in exploring how narrative can be employed to tackle social issues to help improve life for young people. In addition to his professional practice in spatial and set design, Deric has created workshop experiences in Singapore, Laos, Kenya and London, advocating creative responses as a method of overcoming psychological and interpersonal difficulties.
Deric Shen
Spatial Design /
Set Design
With a passion for architectural design and visual communication, Szu-an has worked as
a spatial and graphic designer. While completing her BSc Architecture at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, she developed an enthusiasm for multi-sensory spatial experiences. Her study in narrative environments has enriched her architectural approach to visual representation.
Szu-An Yu
Architecture
Soumya is a designer
and illustrator from
India. After graduating
in Interior Design from India’s prestigious CEPT University, she worked
for the Design Innovation and Craft Research Centre. She has also designed exhibitions for traditional Indian narratives under scenographer Rajeev Sethi. Through her MA project, Soumya is currently exploring how theatre design and narrative can work together for social wellbeing.
Soumya Basnet
Interior Design
Sonia is from Amsterdam in the Netherlands. She graduated with a BA from the Design Academy Eindhoven, where her studies focused on design for wellbeing. For her graduation project, Sonia published a book that visualises the experiences of patients with cancer. She aims to continue
her work in researching ways of improving the experience of everyday life.
Sonia Kneepkens
Product Design /
Concept Design
Shu Zhou (Spencer)
is a multidisciplinary designer from Beijing. After graduating with
a BA in Ceramics, he completed an MA in Communication Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Since 2006, he has worked as an exhibition designer and curator for the National Art Museum of China. He returned to study in order to gain a greater depth of inspiration and experience.
Shu (Spencer) Zhou
Exhibition Design /
Graphic Design /
Curation
Yuxuan studied Contemporary Art
and Curation at the
Hubei Institute of Fine
Arts in China, where
she developed multi- disciplinary exhibitions. She is particularly interested in designing with the audience’s experience in mind. On the MA Narrative Environments course, she has developed both storytelling and project management skills. Yuxuan aims to continue exploring ways to enhance the audience’s experience of exhibitions through art, design and narrative.
Yuxuan Cai
Curating
Yan previously worked as
a Curation and Executive Assistant in Shanghai Chinese Painting Institute, one of the leading academic institutes dealing with painting in China. Working in the Institute gave her firsthand experience in exhibition planning and enabled
her to develop her design skills. Through the MA in Narrative Environments Yan has expanded her knowledge of narrative techniques in exhibition making.
Yan Wang
Exhibition Design /
Project Management /
Graphic Design
Yamin is a spatial designer from China with a BA in Environmental Art Design. She is committed to developing uniquely tailored projects that focus on the visitor experience in space, and has worked in exhibition design and interior design in China. Yamin is currently studying on the MA Narrative Environments course to extend her understanding of storytelling in spatial design.
Yamin Zeng
Spatial Design
Tracey is a designer,
writer and researcher. With a broad academic background in Literature, Film and Graphic Design, she has developed a cross-disciplinary practice that includes work in architecture, exhibition design, graphic design and fine art. Tracey is particularly interested in the connections between theory and practice, and aims to produce work that is both aesthetically engaging and conceptually adventurous.
Tracey Taylor
Literature /
Graphic Design
