Profile: Aija Freimane

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About Aija Freimane : Humans and continuity as sustainability, empathy and senses are central to my everyday being and are the subjects of the research for design. I have a multi-contextual educational and professional background, and experience, thinking, interest and understanding. For a long time, I was curious about what is behind such a widespread professional assumption as ‘design adds value’. If that is so, we, as humans, should feel it in our everyday lives.
STATEMENT OF ART:
Design is a method of identifying a real need and provides solutions that result in happiness and satisfaction.

ORGANIZATION:
Art Academy of Latvia

EDUCATION:
PhD Design, Art History (27.10.2015)
Doctoral thesis: “Design for sustainable social wellbeing. Paradigm shift of Design”
Summary of doctoral thesis:
ISBN: 978-9934-541-02-5; PDF ISBN: 978-9934-541-03-2; 2015, © Aija Freimane
Art Academy of Latvia, Kalpaka boulv 13, Riga, LV-1867
Research interests: Design sociology, Design and happiness, Design and Sustainability, Design anthropology, Emotional intelligence, Design research, Design education, Design for Behavioural change, Design, society and economy

EXPERIENCE:
2017-2020
Postdoctoral research fellow
Art Academy of Latvia, Kalpaka boulv 13, Riga, LV-1867
Research “Identification system of Design socioeconomic impact towards transformation of knowledge intensive economy in Latvia”
Financed by European Regional Development Fund
Science, Design

EVENTS:
2010-2021, Curator of the photo project “Normkritik in Latvia”, adapted from the Swedish Institute, Sweden, organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden in Latvia

PRESS APPEARANCES:
https://www.cumulusassociation.org/design-method-o
f-creating-happy-satisfied-societies/

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:
https://lma.academia.edu/AijaFreimane

2018, “How to Witness Design”, E&PDE 2018, 20th International Conference on Engineering &Product Design Education, London, UK, ISBN 978-1-912254-02-6; 211.-216 PP.

BOOKS:
2020, Perceived Design Value. The socio-economic impact of Design, Art Academy of Latvia, ISBN 978-9934-541-51-3; PDF ISBN 978-9934-541-52-0

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English - Advanced
Latvian - Native
Russian - Intermediate
German - Beginner

COMPUTER LITERACY:
Microsoft - Fundamental
MAXQDA - Awarness

COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2018, Leading designer of Service design and Design thinking workshops at State Chancellery, Republic of Latvia, for heads of institution to develop public services, program, Development of Human Resources in Public service, Riga, Latvia

SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
2019, AMPS conference Education, Design and Practice – Understanding skills in a Complex World, Stevens Institute of Technology, New York / New Jersey, USA

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
SEGD
Design Literacy network
Design Research Association
Design Principles and Practices

CLIENTELE:
2017-2020, European Regional Development Fund, Republic of Latvia, Postdoctoral research

WEB SITE:
https://www.aijafreimane.com/

PORTFOLIO URL:
https://01a185bd-defe-4101-9c4c-67cf29c9e773.files
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RSS URL:
https://www.aijafreimane.com/design-added-value

REGISTRATION DATE:
2020-12-29 16:15:19

COUNTRY/REGION:
Latvia

ACCOUNT TYPE:
Academic

Awards received by Aija Freimane


Perceived Design Value Research

A' Design Award Winner for Meta, Strategic and Service Design Category in 2020
Aija Freimane for Aija Freimane



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