Education
2020 – Master of Social Design, Cum Laude, Design Academy Eindhoven, Netherlands.
2017 – Dual Major BA Studio Arts & Western Societies & Cultures (Liberal Arts College). Concordia University, Montreal.
Work Experience
2023 Guest Lecturer – Architecture Untold
German University Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
Guest lecturer for a class on narration in architecture using film as a medium in collaboration with Christian Schmitt.
2022-23 Design Researcher & Video Maker
Atelier Luma, Luma Foundation
Arles, France
Filmmaker for three projects at Atelier Luma for a presentation during the Milan Design week. Assistant design researcher for the product development of a shoe prototype in Egypt using bio-based materials.
2021- 22 Visual Communication
Herzog & de Meuron
Basel, Switzerland
Visual communications and story telling across film, image and text with project teams, associates and partners – based out of the Newsroom department of the office.
2021 Architecture & Design Coordination
Mango Grove Hospitality
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
Working with developers, land planners and architects on the coordination and development of two key projects in the Los Cabos region.
2021 Design Contractor
Think Place
Nairobi, Kenya
Assisted on a project with the partners Jacaranda Health and Breakthrough Action for Think Place Kenya. The project was to identify barriers for women in slums in accessing Ante-Natal Care Services by prototyping design interventions.
2020 – 21 Assistant Coordinator
Under Our Skin Festival
Nairobi, Kenya
Assistant coordinator for a film festival on human rights in its first edition. I engaged relevant partners for sponsorships, led meetings, and organized several working groups within the festival. Additionally, creating the visual identity of the festival.
Awards
2021 BioDesign Challenge, Outstanding Presentation Award
2020 Antenna , Design Indaba, Top 10 Design Graduates
2020 ARS Electronica STARTS Prize Nominee
Exhibitions
2023 Bioregional Design Practices by Atelier Luma, Milan
2021 Histoire de Serres , Luxembourg
2020 Dutch Design Week, Graduation Show
2020 Design Film Festival, Design Museum London
2019 You Will Not Be, Dutch Pavillion, Triennale di Milano
2018 Passengers (Solo Show) – Bicerin – Toronto, Canada.
2017 Known & Strange Things – Circle Art Agency – Nairobi, Kenya
2016 Print Media Atelier – Montreal, QC.
2016 ArtX – Montreal, QC.
2015 A Night of Alchemy – Montreal, QC.
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