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NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Artist, painter Media, graphic, printing, culture, design
EDUCATION:
University of New South Wales
EXPERIENCE:
June 2024 - Present: Co-Founder and Design Director | RK Collective
Oct 2024 -Present: Chair, NSW Council | Design Institution of Australia
June 2022 -Present: Co-Founder | Industrial Design Xchange Sydney (IDX SYD)
Oct 2022 -Oct 2024: Deputy Chair, NSW Council | Design Institution of Australia
June 2023 - June 2024: Senior Industrial Designer | Maynard Design
Jan 2022 - May 2023: Design Lead - Hardware Products | Zoomo
2019 - Present: Sessional Academic | UNSW Art Design Architecture (ADA)
June 2020 - Dec 2021: Senior Industrial Designer | Vert Design Studio
Feb 2016 -June 2020: Industrial Designer | Vert Design Studio
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2024-2025 | ‘Crafted Liberation’ @ Australian Design Centre - Sydney, Australia
Exhibiting ‘Crafted Liberation’ seats at Australian Design Centre followed by a number of public engagements.
2018 | Art & About - ‘Wasteland’ - Sydney, Australia
A public art installation commissioned by City of Sydney as part of Art & About
2016 | VIVID Sydney - ‘Exterminia’
An Interactive Public furniture/installation for VIVID Sydney 2016
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2025-2026 | ‘Women in Design - Changemakers’ @ IKEA Museum - Stockholm, Sweden
Presenting Crafted Liberation as part of the 10 month long Women in Design exhibition at IKEA Museum in Stockholm
2024 | Indonesian Contemporary Art & Design ICAD14 - Jakarta, Indonesia
2024 | Northern Beaches Environmental Art Prize - Sydney, Australia
Exhibiting ‘Crafted Liberation’ seats at Curl Curl Creative Space
2024 | ‘Objects of Emotion’ - IDX SYD for World Industrial Design Day - Sydney, Australia
Curated a participatory exhibition for celebration of World Industrial design day in June 2024
2023 | ‘Crafted Liberation’ @ Dutch Design Week 23’ - Eindhoven, Netherlands
An exhibition created by women of Iran, celebrating their resilience in the pursuit of gender equality
2019 | ‘Take Me There’ @ VIVO Lab Immersive Store Experience - Shenzhen
An immersive experience design project - a 6m diameter interactive geodesic dome as part of VIVO in store experience
2018 | VIVID SYNDEY - ‘Revive The Reef’ for Qantas Future Planet
A public art installation commissioned by Qantas future planet as part of VIVID Sydney 2018
2017 | ‘Age of Man’ @ Milan Design Week 17’ - Ventura Lambrate, Italy
Exhibited my work, Dispersion, at Ventura Lambrate as part of
2016 | Designing Bright Futures - Australian Design Centre
Selected graduate exhibition at the Australian Design Centre, showcasing works of 11 design graduates.
EVENTS:
2025 | Munich Creative Business Week (MCBW) Keynote Speaker
Delivering a Keynote responding to the topic: How does design shape togetherness
2025 | Superfast: CEAD Forum 2025 - Manly Art Gallery
Delivering a 5-minute presentation about fast actions on climate for near-future outcomes
2024 | ‘State of Design Nation’ Speaker - Sydney Design Thinking Meet up
Review of 2024 Australian Good Design Award, Hosted at Macquarie Bank
2024 | ‘Years of (UN)Dressing Dangerousley’ Panel Speaker - ICAD 14
Public Talk event as part of Indonesian Contemporary Art and design 2024
2024 | ‘SHAPE’ Conference Speaker - NSW Education Standards Authority
Delivered a Design Masterclass at the annual Shape conference
2024 | ‘Creative Odyssey’ International Women’s Day Panel Speaker - UNO Studios
Part of the IWD panel of Women in creative industries
2023 | ‘Mindful Materiality’ Panel - Sydney Design Week 2023
Moderated the Mindful Materiality panel as part of Sydney design Week
2023 | ‘Inclusive Design Series’ Workshop Facilitator- Design Institute Australia
Designed and Co-Delivered a 2 hours workshop on inclusive design for product design
2023 | ‘SHAPE’ Conference Speaker - Powerhouse Museum
Delivered a Design Masterclass at the annual Shape conference
2023 | ‘Circular Sydney - Published Chapter on Circular Design’ - Published By Re.Co
Circular Sydney is an online publication which shares the stories of visionary individuals and organisations who are
pioneering change, overcoming challenges and reshaping Sydney for a more sustainable future.
2022 | ‘SHAPE’ Conference Speaker - Powerhouse Museum
Delivered a Sustainable Design Masterclass at the annual Shape conference
2017 | ‘Innovation Within Series’ Panel Speaker - MCIC UNSW
Part of a cross disciplinary panel talk at UNSW Michael Crouch Innovation Centre
AWARDS:
2024 | Good Design Award (Social Impact) - Crafted Liberation
Crafted Liberation was awarded in the design for Social Impact Category
2024 | Jacaranda Aquisitive Drawing Prize at Grafton Gallery - Finalist
Works selected as part of the final contemporary drawing exhibition
2024 | Northern Beaches Environmental Art Prize – Finalist
2023 | Good Design Award (Product Design) - Winner
Product Design (Automotive and Transport) - Zoomo Cargo Box
2022 | Good Design Award (Product Design) - Best in Class Winner
Slite: The World’s Most Portable Light For Creators
2022 | Good Design Award (Product Design) - Winner
Product Design (Automotive and Transport) - Zoomo One E-Bike
2021 | Good Design Award (Product Design) - Gold Winner
Product Design (Sport and Lifestyle) - The striking cell
2020 | Good Design Award (Product Design) - Gold Winner
Product Design (Furniture and Lighting) - Light Soy
2017 | NSW DIA Graduate of the Year Award (GOTYA)
DIA award program that rewards the highest standards of design excellence for final year students or recent graduates.
2016 | Dean’s List Award for Academic Excellence - UNSW Art and Design
Awarded for exceptional achievement, high quality projects outcomes in terms of scholarship and experimentation.
2016 | The Lighting Society, Light Sculpture Installation Design Awards - shortlisted
Shortlisted for my work EXTERMINIA at LsiDA
2016 | Kudos Emerging Artist and Designer Award - Finalist
Finalist in the annual KUDOS gallery emerging designers award for my work Exterminia
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2025 | Marie Claire - February 2025 Issue
2025 | Russh Magazine
2025 | Indesign Live
2024 | Australian Broadcasting Network (ABC) News
2024 | Australian Broadcasting Network (ABC) - LifeMatters Radio Podcast
2024 | SBS News - Turning Headscarves into Art
2024 | DesignBoom
2024 | Australian Design Review
2024 | B.eclectic magaznine
2023 | The Design Writer
2023 | Design Indaba
2023 | COLAB - Wastic Fibre
2018 | City of Sydney News
2017 | UNSW Newsroom
2017 | DesignDaily - MDW Review
2017 | Core77 - Best Picks in Milan
2017 | FastCompany - Best ideas from Milan17
2017 | Core77 - Best Picks in Milan
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
Accredited Member of Design Institution of Australia - Since 2016
JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
2024, Australian Good Design Award - Sydney/Australia
WEB SITE:
https://www.rk-collective.com/
PORTFOLIO URL:
https://www.nilarezaei.com.au/
REGISTRATION DATE:
2024-11-30 20:49:48
COUNTRY/REGION:
Australia
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
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