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Danielle Wilde is a Professor at the Umeå Institute of Design (UMU), where she explores the intersections of design, sustainability, and participatory methodologies. She also holds a professorship at the University of Southern Denmark. Her work spans scales from the microbial to the planetary, focusing on how food practices and Indigenous knowledges can foster Environmental Citizenship and systemic change.
- Head, Sympoietic Research Collaboratory
- Arctic Six Chair of Arctic Food Citizenship
Research interests include more-than-human design, embodied methodologies, and co-creative practices. She challenges conventional design paradigms by positioning designers as facilitators of relationships rather than product creators. Her methodological development emphasizes participatory research through design, particularly in Arctic contexts and with microbiomes.
Current projects include:
- FlavourFerm (2024-2028): Fermentation-based food innovation
- Px7 (2024-2027): Experimental design for societal transitions
- Remaking Gut Relations (2024): Human-microbiome engagement
- Digesting Data: Data physicalization for environmental awareness
Her publications highlight food as a methodological tool, multisensory design, and decolonial approaches to sustainability. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across Europe, bridging design, ecology, and policy.
