Nila Rezaei

PRODUCT DESIGN JUROR

Nila is an Iranian-Australian industrial designer and educator, with a diverse background spanning industries, from manufactured consumer products to large-scale environmental and spatial design, site-specific products and installations to material design. Nila’s primary goal is to design solutions that not only fulfill utilitarian needs but also enhance the emotional connection between people and products, leaving a lasting positive social and environmental impact.

Her career began at Vert Design Studio, with diverse clients including entrepreneurs, startups, and multinational firms. Later she joined ZOOMO, an Australian Micro Mobility start-up, as hardware product design lead, and the international Maynard Design consultancy, focusing on products and experiences for built environments. She recently founded RK Collective, as a response to a world increasingly confronted with environmental, societal and ethical challenges, focusing on projects that are ‘deliberately’ innovative and balance culture, ecology and commercial needs. 

Her work has earned recognition from prestigious awards and has been showcased in various local and global presentations, exhibitions and talks. Nila’s commitment to the Australian design scene extends to academia, teaching at UNSW in both Bachelor and Master degrees, serving as Deputy-Chair of the Design Institute Australia’s (DIA) NSW council. She is also a co-founder of IDX SYD (Industrial Design eXchange Sydney), fostering collaboration and connection among industrial designers in Sydney and beyond.