Danielah is a Sydney-based, multidisciplinary designer, PhD candidate and Associate Lecturer of Design (Industrial Design) at the University of New South Wales. In her PhD research, Danielah applies critical and participatory design methodologies in socially-engaged research topics. 
Danielah’s work in ceramics and textiles explores the nexus of digital and handcraft making techniques with a focus on the cultural and semiotic implications of colour and material manipulation. Her work has been featured in local and international design exhibitions and publications. 
She has been an invited panellist on topics such as design education, collaborative creative practice, and critical and participatory design methodologies.In 2019, Danielah sat on the judging panel for the Design Institute of Australia’s Graduate of the Year Award (2019).
Most recently, Danielah was the recipient of an Australian Good Design Gold Award for the Overlay rug collection for Australian company DesignByThem.
She is always interested in freelance work and collaborations. Please don’t hesitate to contact Danielah via email here.
Doctoral Research (current) - University of New South Wales, Art & Design
Participatory Critical Design: New Approaches to the Study of Inclusive Ageing.
Master of Design with Excellence - University of New South Wales, Art & Design
Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design), Honours - University of Technology Sydney
Bachelor of Arts (International Studies, Spain Major) - University of Technology Sydney

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