Rooted in sociology and interaction-service design, my practice moves beyond human-centered approaches by working through ecosystem, relational, and complexity-informed perspectives. I am passionate about how research can uncover what is often hidden in everyday life and turn those insights into new ways of experiencing the world. For me, design begins with asking why: why certain voices are excluded, why some spaces feel unsafe, why care is absent in the way we design technologies and shape our cities.My project Shaping HerCity responds to these questions by working with women and LGBTQ+ communities to reframe safety not as control, but as trust, visibility, and collective care. Through ethnography, diary studies, mapping, and co-creation, I translated lived experiences into three interventions: a Safe Space Award for inclusive venues, a playful card to disrupt harassment, and a digital platform to map trusted spaces and connect with others—whether by sharing a ride or walking home together.I believe design is most powerful when it makes the invisible visible—challenging exclusion while opening spaces of joy, agency, and belonging in public life.
