Nanyang Technological University

Faculty Member, Art Design and Media

About

Dr. Nanci Takeyama has been teaching at the School of Art Design and Media since 2008. She received her Bachelor degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from Sao Paulo University, Master of Design from Kyushu University and Ph.D. in Design Research from the Kobe Design University.

In her commercial career she has worked in very prestigious design offices, she also owned her own office in Sao Paulo, with major corporate clients in Brazil. Her works have been published in several design magazines and book such as, Design Discovery, Kyoto journal, Japan Typography Association Magazine, Graphics Saijiki and Japan Typography Association Annual.

As a researcher Dr. Takeyama follows her mentor Prof. Sugiura Kohei's design philosophy. Her main research is on the meaning of Asian traditional forms and their applications in contemporary design methodologies. Her research links design and anthropology, philosophy, mythology, cosmology to mention a few.

Prof. Takeyama has lived and worked in Brazil, Japan, USA, Dubai and Singapore. Fluent in Portuguese, English, Japanese and Spanish.