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Sector: Smart Textiles and Design
Ricardo O'Nascimento is a fusionist designer. He investigates body-environment relations focused on interface development for worn devices, interactive installations, and hybrid environments. O'Nascimento is interested in a non-disciplinary approach to create new means of communication among living beings and experiences that challenge and enhance human perception specially focused on emerging markets.
He holds a degree from PUC - SP, SENAC - SP and the University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz at the Interface Culture Department. Currently, he works in his studio and teaches at some universities.
His works have been featured in several museums, galleries and art festivals like Ars Electronica, FILE, LABoral, V2, Instituto Itaú Cultural, Soft Galleri, Transmediale, and MAC - Coruña, among others.
He is a PhD student in Electronic textiles and wearable technology at Loughborough University, School of Design and Creative Arts. He is a PostDoc researcher in Consumer experience for the Textile circular Center at Royal College of Art. Ricardo is co-founder of Shifa Technologies.