I make stuff
a lot
I grew up absorbing cultures, model making, and drawing. I'm a designer, facilitator and creative strategist who places an emphasis on structure and empathy.
I’m the founder of Nairobi Design, where I run Kenya's annual design festival, community and design studio that creatives exceptional, unconventional experiences locally and globally.
On the board of World Design Weeks, I work to improve diversity, member experience and data management.
I connect people, ideas & technologies.
Press & Media
Podcasts
I host the Afrika Design podcast, a creative tour of Africa, nominated 'Best Arts Podcast' in the 2022 APVA Awards. Latest episode below.
- Some other conversations I've had...
- World Class Designer Podcast, 2020
- Architecture Masters, 2018
Selected Engagements
2023
- ArtsThread Global Graduate Show, 2023 [Judge]
- Design Intelligence Awards, 2023 [Judge]
- Sondeka Awards, 2023 [Judge]
- Pan-African Creative Exchange, 2023 [Speaker]
- World Circular Economy Forum Nairobi 2023 [Speaker]
2022
- ethSafari 2022 [Speaker]
- ArtsThread Global Graduate Show 2022 [Judge]
- Design Intelligence Award 2022 [Judge]
- Sinapis Business Clinic, 2022 [Workshop]
- Creative Mikser, 2022 [Workshop]
- New European Bauhaus Festival 2022 [Panelist]
- International Design Day 2022 [Panelist]
2021
- ArtsThread Global Graduate Show 2021 [Judge]
- Sondeka Festival 2021 [Workshop]
- African Crossroads 2021 [Talk]
- Africa Comicade 2021 [Workshop]
- London Design Biennale 2021 [Exhibitor & Panelist]
2020
- Global LEAP Solar E-Waste Challenge 2020 [Judge]
- African Crossroads 2020 [Talk]
- ArtsThread Global Graduate Show 2020 [Judge]
- London Festival of Architecture 2020 [Talk]
- STIR World, 2020 [Curator]
2019
- African Crossroads 2019 [Talk]
- ICoD Special Meeting 2019, Graz [Guest]
- Abu Dhabi Culture Summit, 2019 [Guest & Workshop]
- Design Week Addis Ababa 2019 [Exhibitor]
pre-2019
- Design Connections 2018 [Guest]
- London Design Biennale 2018 [Exhibitor & Panelist]
- Free Mind Sessions, 2017 [Panelist]
- Tajriba at iHub, 2015 [Talk]
I enjoy listening and sharing.