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Personal profile
Biography
Desiree Hernandez Ibinarriaga, a Mexican woman with Chamula (Mayan), Nahua (Aztec) and Euskaldunak (Basque) heritage. She is a collaborative and social design maker and thinker, Lecturer at MADA, part of the Wominjeka Djeembana Research Lab cohort and Unit Coordinator for Indigenous Higher Degrees by Research. She has over 14 years of experience in the design field, across diverse disciplines, such as sustainability, social, furniture, interior, and Indigenous design. Desiree’s work focuses on better ways of partnership and communication between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people through design, by recognising the relationality between people and Place while privileging Indigenous knowledges.
She is the recipient of numerous grants including, from Room to Breathe a program and works towards a best-practice design model for enhancing the quality of life of First Nations people living in remote Northern Territory communities. (AUD$112,774). Redesign and remake the Cultural House and Public Library in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca funded by CIEL, Federal Government in Puerto Escondido and fundraising (AUD$25,000). Summer camp and redesign of the school Agua Blanca, Oaxaca and redesign of the primary school in Indigenous community Agua Blanca, Oaxaca (AUD$5,000). Co-design workshop in an Indigenous community Agua Blanca, Oaxaca with Indigenous peoples and 13 students from Bachelor and Master, funded by UNAM and UAM-X Universities (AUD$15,000).
Education/Academic qualification
Design & Education, PhD, Critical Co-design Methodology: Privileging Indigenous Knowledges and Biocultural Diversity (Australia/Mexico), Deakin University
31 Mar 2016 → 18 Mar 2020
Award Date: 24 Jun 2020
Design, Masters, MÉTODO DE CO-DISEÑO PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN DE SISTEMAS AMBIENTALES: CASO AGUA BLANCA, OAXACA, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (National Autonomous University of Mexico)
15 Jan 2011 → 3 Apr 2014
Award Date: 26 Jun 2014
Industrial Design, Bachelors, D'Pear, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Metropolitan Autonomous University)
10 Feb 2003 → 23 Nov 2007
Award Date: 23 Nov 2007
Research area keywords
- Design and co-design
- Design education
- Design Theory
- indigenous methodologies
- indigenous design
- Biocultural Diversity
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Fire to Flourish project
Martin, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Rogers, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Werbeloff, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brown, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wilkinson, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Learning with the Land
Irwin, R. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Barney, D. T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Osler, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sinner, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Girak, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nakamura, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bonini, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Briggs, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burke, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Diamond, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Martin, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gaup, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lin, C.-C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cutcher, A. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Speitz, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Leddy, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Coleman, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fredriksen , B. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lund-Kristensen, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ørbæk, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Illeris, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bunda, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sorensen, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Triggs, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nordbo, A. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Haukeland, P. I. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal Department Contribution
22/03/22 → 15/03/26
Project: Research
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RESEARCH PILOT – ROOM TO BREATHE: Towards a best-practice design model for enhancing the quality of life of First Nations people living in remote Northern Territory communities
Stead, N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Khor, L.-A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Martin, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wong, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Robertson, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moore, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Greenop, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Ackfun, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
29/03/19 → 30/12/21
Project: Research
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Decolonising and Indigenising Design: Theory, Methodologies, Storytelling, and Creative Practice
Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D., 2025, Oxon UK: Routledge. 207 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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'Agave' and 'In Lak'ech' - SM - 'Barreeng Yirramboi'
Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D. (Artist), 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Other
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Indigenising design: The Seven Grandfathers’ Teachings as a design methodology
Munroe, H. & Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D., 2022, In: Design Journal. 25, 3, p. 437-458 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Tonantsintlalli
Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D. (Artist) & Cayetano, D. M. (Artist), 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Research
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Critical Co-Design and Agency of the Real
Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D. & Martin, B., 2021, In: Design and Culture. 13, 3, p. 253-276 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
13 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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2023 Designers Australia Awards, Use Category - Award of Merit: 'Agave'
Hernandez Ibinarriaga, Desiree (Recipient), 31 Aug 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Demo Award: The 10th International Conference on Communities & Technologies "Wicked Problems in the Age of Tech"
Kambunga, Asnath Paula (Recipient), Smith, Rachel Charlotte (Recipient), Winschiers-Theophilus, Heike (Recipient), Pinto, Nathaly (Recipient), Abril, Xavier (Recipient), Boffi, Laura (Recipient), Dzisi, Emmanuel (Recipient), Zaman, Tariq (Recipient), Hernandez Ibinarriaga, Desiree (Recipient), Chahine, Anne (Recipient), Lennert Jensen, Laura (Recipient) & Vold, Vivi (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Honorific mention - Master by research award
Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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MADA Education Award 2021
Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D. (Recipient), 20 Dec 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Post PhD Publication Award
Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Recorded artist presentation: 'Tonantsintlalli: A Multi-dimensional Mother Earth'
Desiree Hernandez Ibinarriaga (Contributor)
20 May 2023Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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MAKE IDENTITY THROUGH PLAY
Desiree Hernandez Ibinarriaga (Contributor)
23 Mar 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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DECOLONISING DESIGN THROUGH VALUES
Desiree Hernandez Ibinarriaga (Contributor)
11 May 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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ARTIST TALK: 'Tonantsintlalli'
Desiree Hernandez Ibinarriaga (Contributor)
7 May 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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PHOTO Live Photography and Nature: Animism and Ecology
Desiree Hernandez Ibinarriaga (Contributor)
10 May 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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GARLAND MAGAZINE: 'Tonantsintlalli: Our Mother Earth'
Desiree Hernandez Ibinarriaga & David Marcelino Cayetano
1/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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JOHN THACKARA: 'Tonantsintlalli – a multidimensional Mother Earth'
Desiree Hernandez Ibinarriaga & David Marcelino Cayetano
15/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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'EXCELSIOR: 'Diseño al natural (Natural Design)'
2/09/09
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Profile/Interview