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)

Anna N. Nagele Biog

FWF Post-Doc Researcher
Acting Senior Lecturer,
Design History and Theory

MA Innovation Management (Distinction), Central Saint Martins (UAL), London (2016)
PhD, Media and Arts Technology, Queen Mary University of London

Heng Zhi Biog

Senior Lecturer/Post-Doc FWF Researcher,
Design History and Theory

PhD, Design History & Theory, University for Applied Arts, Vienna (2024)
MA Industrial Design, University for Applied Arts, Vienna (2007)

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

Research Associate,
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

Administrator,
Design History and Theory

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