Faculty

Alison J. Clarke Biog

Professor and Head of Department,
Design History and Theory
Director, Papanek Foundation

MA History of Design, Royal College of Art/V&A, London, Distinction (1990)
PhD Social Anthropology,
University College London (2001)

Nargess Khodabakhshi Biog

Acting Senior Lecturer,
Design History and Theory

Archival Administrator, Papanek Foundation

MA Fine Arts and Studio Arts, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
PhD Fashion Studies, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Anna N. Nagele Biog

Senior Lecturer,
Design History and Theory

MA Innovation Management (Distinction), Central Saint Martins (UAL), London (2016)
PhD Candidate, Queen Mary University of London

Heng Zhi Biog

Senior Lecturer,
Design History and Theory

MA Industrial Design, University for Applied Arts, Vienna (2007)
PhD Candidate, University for Applied Arts, Vienna

Leah Armstrong Biog

FWF Elise Richter Senior-Postdoctoral Fellow, Design History and Theory

MA Cultural History: Distinction,
University of Manchester (2010)
PhD Design History,
University of Brighton (2014)

Ufaq Inaam Biog

Lecturer,
Design History and Theory

Post-Doctoral Fellow (Ernst Mach Grant, BMBWF & OeAD)
MPhil Art History, Punjab University, Lahore (2011)
MFA Graphic Design (Distinction), Punjab University, Lahore (2007)
PhD Design History and Theory, University of Applied Arts, Vienna (2020)

Francesca Battista PhD

Administrator,
Design History and Theory

PhD Medieval and Neo-Latin Studies, Charles University, Prague (2016)