About

I am a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Interior Design programme. 

Originally from South Africa, I have taught both in Cape Town and London before joining the University of Derby in 2017. I specialised in exhibition and stage-set design, with a specific focus towards the re-adaptation of significant historical interiors to contemporary exhibition spaces. 

I also formed part of the design team for the 2015 World Expo in Milan in 2012.

Teaching responsibilities

I lead and teach most of the design modules in the Interior Design course along with Visual Communication. 

I also teach professional communication and the development of a personal brand and portfolio in readiness for employment. 

Professional interests

I am interested in temporary and performance space and do enjoy going to exhibitions and design trade shows. I also have a passion for nature and any outdoor activity that comes with it. I believe that you can achieve anything when you put your mind to it and therefore are eager to try new things, from home DIY to acting in commercials.

Research interests

I am interested in the preservation of historical interior narratives, along with establishing new harmonious dialogues through innovative interventions. I also am passionate about performance space and the establishment of temporal-spatial narratives. 

Qualifications

• MTech Interior Design - Cape Peninsula University of Technology
• Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching - University of Derby
• BTech Interior Design - Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Recent conferences

• DECEMBER 2016 - 3RD ASIAN CONFERENCE ON THE ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY, NAGOYA, JAPAN :Title of Paper: Sustainable ARTiculation: Adapting significant interiors to contemporary art galleries
• NOVEMBER 2014 - 5th GLOBAL CONFERENCE: PERFORMANCE, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC: Title of Paper: Deciphering the dynamics of darkness: discovering fear and fantasy through shadows, silence and the invisible
• DECEMBER 2013 - DESIGNED ASIA CONFERENCE, HONGKONG: DIALECTS OF DESIGN EDUCATION: Exploring An Appropriate Approach To Contemporary Interiors In Historical Buildings
• SEPTEMBER 2013 - 4TH GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON PLACE AND SPACE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY, OXFORD, UK: Title of Paper: Space as a temporal-spatial event: an investigation of South African contemporary exhibition spaces in historical buildings

Experience in industry

I have worked for a number of years in the Stage-set and exhibition design industry in South Africa, along with freelance interior design work in the hospitality and retail sector.

International experience

I formed part of the design team for the 2015 World Expo in Milan, designing along with a team of other international designers many of the pavilions surrounding the Expo.

Recent publications

Published peer-reviewed conference proceedings

• 2016 – ‘Space as a temporal-spatial event: an investigation of South African contemporary exhibition spaces in historical buildings’ in Dialectics of Space and Place across Virtual and Corporeal Topographies. (eds.) June Jordaan, Carl Haddrell and Christine Alegria Inter-Disciplinary Press. Oxford, UK. pg. 307 – 316. Oxford e-book publication: ISBN 978-1-84888-510-3
• 2013 – ‘Dialects of Design Education: Exploring An Appropriate Approach To Contemporary Interiors In Historical Buildings’ in Delimitation – Creating with Constraints. (eds.) Tim Jachna, Lam Yan Yan and Sylvia Tzvetanova Yung. DesignEd Asia Conference Secretariat, Hong Kong. Published Conference Proceedings: ISBN 978-988-16721-5-5