4. Mugendi K. M'RITHAA- Industrial Designer ( Kenya)- Part.1
Prof. Mugendi K. M’Rithaa is a transdisciplinary industrial designer, consultant, educator and researcher with postgraduate qualifications in both Industrial Design and Universal Design. Professor Mugendi has taught in Kenya, Botswana, South Africa and Sweden and is passionate about various expressions of socially conscious design, including Design Thinking/Human-Centred Design (HCD); Designerly Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change; Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability; Distributed Renewable Energy; Indigenous Knowledge Systems; Participatory/Co-Design; and Universal/Inclusive Design.
He has a special interest in the pivotal role of design thinking in advancing the developmental agenda on the African continent. He is a founding member of the Network of Afrika Designers (NAD), and affiliated with a number of other international networks including the Association of Designers of India (ADI) who are focused on design within industrially developing world contexts. He is former President and executive board member of the World Design Organization (WDO), formerly known as the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. His work with the World Design Organization strives to advance the quest of the industrial design profession to resolve wicked problems in diverse contexts.
He currently serves on the design faculty at Machakos University in Kenya and is also the co-founder and Chief Design Officer of Holos Creative Solutions, a Kenyan-based design consultancy committed to co-creating socially conscious design solutions that celebrate Afrika, Design and Innovation.