Angelika Seeschaaf-Veres

Angelika is an educator, researcher critical-speculative designer and Associate Professor in Industrial Design and Graduate Studies at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada.

She holds over 15 years of professional experience in the design & production of furniture, products, retail spaces, art installations & large-scale sculptures for international museums & public spaces.

As a co-founding partner of Toronto-based design consultancy ‘Radical Norms’ she applies research, foresight & innovation in speculative design to shape far-out future experiences, products and business strategies of international hospitality, healthcare and financial institutions.
Clients include Herman Miller, Nike, Damian Hirst, David Bachelor, Jaime Hayon Studio, RBC, Four Seasons, Colgate etc.

As principal investigator & researcher of Canadian Humanity and Science grants, she merges design for diversity and inclusion with speculative design to envision and create future-facing products, services & systems.