B.A. Design Studies, Arizona State University, 2016
Lanwei spent 2 years in China majoring in Industrial Design before she transferred to ASU. During her undergraduate study at ASU, she concentrated in Design Management, and graduated with a 4.0 GPA. Lanwei has broad range of interests. She aspires to merge fashion and technology. Her current research focuses on developing smart clothing and wearable devices for addressing healthcare and environmental issues.
B.A. Studio Art, Art History, Politics - Oberlin College, 2010
After graduating from Oberlin, Daria worked in education and design in the Bay Area, where she helped cultivate an Oakland-based tech startup, designing a SaaS product for growing nonprofits. She is interested in new and interactive media’s relationship with surveillance, power, capital, and gender, as well as its potential for collective expression and community organizing.
I found my passion for fashion design six months before I completed my undergraduate studies. It started with handmade jewelry, apparel design and 3D printing. I am interested in pursuing interdisciplinary research in design, engineering, psychology and music. Building on my experience in design and my background in human relations and sociology, I strive to develop functional fashion designs by applying new technologies and design processes during my MFA study here in the Design Department at UC Davis. Recently, I’ve also started training for a triathalon.
B.F.A Jewelry/Metal Arts, California College of the Arts, 2010
Corey graduated from California College of the Arts where he studied Jewelry/Metalsmithing and small sculpture. His undergraduate work drew upon his background in music and focused on the intersection of art and musical instruments. After earning his B.F.A., he worked both locally and internationally as a violinist and producer performing music for Asian American organizations and media. His current research combines both his interests in music technology and design to explore audio systems and environments that re-frame the relationships between the composer, audience, and sonic space.
B.S. Fashion Design and Merchandising, San Francisco State University, 2006
Alicia has more than ten years of experience in the fashion industry working in an array of roles at major apparel labels. She has worked on a range of other projects such as creative community building and international fashion education for non-profits. Most recently, she was a Product Developer at Columbia Sportswear for the Mountain Hardwear label. She is interested in all things textiles, visual communication as a means of community building, and exhibition curating. She is currently exploring using pattern and textiles as a means of commentary or story telling.
B.A. Fine Art, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001
Justin’s career has spanned museum exhibit installation, art handling, film/theater set fabrication, and custom design/build projects for clients ranging from retail spaces to organic farms. He was a co-founder of the Austin, Texas based artist collective Okay Mountain, a gallery/studio whose members continue to exhibit immersive multimedia installations nationwide. Justin is interested in how we experience and interact with architectural space, media, and wild places.
B.A. Design, University of California, Davis (2015)
Emily works as a design researcher and strategist at Bukwild, a digital design agency in Sacramento. Currently, she is studying the intersection of design and adventure as a way to empower women. Her design work at large focuses on community engagement which combines design techniques and social justice in order to ignite local change.
A.A. in Fashion Design, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (2013)B.A. in Design, University of California, Davis (2016)M.F.A. in Design, University of California Davis (2018)
Christine works as a freelance Designer in the Northern California Bay Area. She has worked with such companies as Cari Borja Clothesmaker, Community Homework, Ink+Ivy, as well as with private clients for cosplay design and construction orders. Her work has been featured by Marvel Comics, and seen on such sites as Vanity Fair, LA Weekly, the Daily Mail UK, and YouTube. Christine has worked as an instructor at Arizona State University in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and here at UC Davis in Design.
B.A. Design, University of California at Davis, 2008
Lauren operates at the intersection of design + technology, bringing together creativity and technical excellence. A true geek, Lauren has designed, built, and deployed web-based products for over 20 years. She is excited to return to Davis to learn about sensor-based technologies and interactions.
BS Cinema and Photography, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY MA Computational Art, Goldsmiths University of London, expected 2019
Rachel began as a Broadcast Designer and Animator for clients such as MTV, Nickelodeon, and Sesame Street. An award-winning filmmaker, she worked Apple Inc. at first as a Content Designer and then as a User Experience Designer. After Apple, she worked as a designer for Houzz and then as Head of Product Design for Coffee Meets Bagel before returning to school to explore tactile, interactive, and immersive experience design. She earned her MFA from UC Davis in 2018 and is currently pursuing an MA in Computational Art at Goldsmiths University of London.
BFA, Graphic Design, Academy of Art University, 2005
George has more than ten years of experience as a professional designer. He has worked on a range of projects from print to the built environment. Most recently, he was Design Director at Embarcadero Partners, a strategy consulting firm in San Francisco, which worked at the intersection of strategy and design. He is interested in the power of design to facilitate understanding and create clarity. He is currently exploring the role of design in decision-making.
B.A. California State University, Long Beach (2014)
Since graduating with a BA in Design from California State University, Long Beach, Jennifer has worked in the design and fabrication of projection-mapped stages, props for the music and film industries, and interactive art and spaces. As Cartographer for Los Angeles-based event creation company the Do LaB, she contributed to large-scale event operations and designed art and music festival maps. Jennifer’s research now focuses on the participation of art with the urban landscape and its ability to bring communities together.
2002 BA Design, UC Davis2005 MFA Textile Arts and Costume Design
Since completing my MFA in Textile Arts and Costume Design from UCD in 2005, I have been teaching design and photography courses at several colleges in the area. This includes UCD Summer Design Academy, the Art Institute of Sacramento, American River College, Sacramento City College, San Joaquin Delta College, and Yuba Community College. I have continued to make art, and show my work whenever possible.
Design interests: 3D fabric design, textile sculpture, weaving, landscape design, digital art and photography.
B.A. Design, University of California, Davis (2009)
After receiving her Bachelor’s in Design, Tieni worked in Los Angeles and the Bay Area designing trade show exhibits, along with residential interior and consumer products. She also worked in other roles such as editor-in-chief for monthly publications and as event coordinator for a high-tech association events, which hosts over 1,000 attendees held in the Silicon Valley. Her research focuses on generalizing design guidelines for shelf display lighting by targeting high color and energy efficiency. One of her most recent projects included the development of a lighting kit to assist college professors with their instructions.
B.E. Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, India (2015)
Nikitaa Sivaakumar recently graduated with an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from NIT Tiruchirappalli, India. As part of her undergraduate internship, she worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Structural design, TU Braunschweig, Germany where she was involved in the structural design and optimisation of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete structural members using Rhinoceros 3D.
B.S. Fashion Design, University of Cincinnati (2009)
Megan fell in love with the art of machine knitting while earning her undergraduate degree. Since receiving her B.S., Megan has worked in the luxury and contemporary womenswear market as a hand knitter and sweater designer. Her passion for surfing, skiing and rock climbing has led her current research to the intersection of functional apparel and knitwear design.
B.A. Illustration, Northern Illinois University (2002)
Victoria worked as a freelance Designer/Illustrator and Interpretive Educator with various non-profit organizations, including East Bay Regional Park District and the National Park Service, designing interpretive materials and exhibits. She recently completed work on the Jr. Ranger program for Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site. Her current research is focused on exploring the connections between science and design, utilizing data visualization through interactive exhibits.
B.A. Interior Architecture, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia (2010)
After completing her BA degree, Asma worked for the Design & Identity development team for Saudi Aramco’s iDiscover & iSpark programs, and for the National Talents Company for Training & Education.
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