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

Senior Scientist/Post-Doctoral Researcher,
Design History and Theory

PhD, Media and Arts Technology, Queen Mary University of London (2025)
MA Innovation Management (Distinction), Central Saint Martins (UAL), London (2016)

Heng Zhi Biog

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

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

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/ÖAW JESH Post-doc Fellow,
Design History and Theory

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)