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 Candidate, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

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)

Francesca Battista PhD

Office Manager, Design History and Theory

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