Dr. Ing. Dipl. Des. Flavia Alice Mameli

Dr.Ing. Dipl.Des. Flavia Alice Mameli is an interdisciplinary researcher and designer working at the intersection of design research, pedagogy, and practice. She studied Industrial Design at the University of the Arts Berlin and earned her PhD in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of Kassel, Germany.

As an associated postdoctoral fellow at the University of the Arts Bremen and guest lecturer, she has focused on ethnographic research methodologies and sustainability-related design discourses in Southeast Asia, and especially Indonesia, where she has lived, worked, and continues to conduct fieldwork.

Flavia is currently a guest researcher at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft’s Walter Benjamin Programme (2025–2027), where she investigates resilient design pedagogies.  

Alongside her academic work, she maintains a speculative design practice rooted in collaborative, research-based projects.