Founded in 1990, Design Providence is a multi-disciplinary practice in the field of Interior Architecture and Product Design. Working in Service Design and Design Thinking since 2010 becoming a Partner with Amsterdam-based DesignThinkers Group in 2013 facilitating rapid prototyping workshops, including the Global Goals Jam with Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and the UNDP. Mark held office as Vice President with the Victorian Chapter of the Design Institute of Australia, also as Director with Arts & Recreation Training Victoria under Chairs George Fairfax AM and Paul Clarkson AO, and Artists & Industry under the Hon. Evan Walker AO. Mark has presented on Design in India since 2003 at Design Sutra Conference Mumbai, participated in the International Council of Societies of Industrial (ICSID) [now World Design Organisation] Interdesign Workshop “Humanising the Metropolis” Mumbai, also presented at IIT Delhi, IIT IDC, Mumbai, NID Ahmedabad and DYPDC Center for Automotive Research & Studies, Pune as well as the NatCon InDesia in Kolhapur in 2014 for the IIID. He is advisor to the India Design Festival, the Delhi Design Festival and Odisha Design Council as well as judge of the India’s Best Design Studio / Project Awards 2017, Guest Editor of the ‘Design for All of India Journal July 2017 Vol-12 No-7 and keynote speaker at the 17^th CII NID Design Summit 2017 in In 2017 participated with the Australia India Institute as Incoming Leaders Fellow researching Air Quality in Delhi incorporating World University of Design and CSIR – NEERI. Mark is now Adjunct Professor to World University of Design in Integrated Design.

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 Subject Area specialisation:

Integrated Design Strategy

Strategic Design

Design for Sustainability

 

Social Innovation