Designing Resistance
Reclaiming Space Through Material Storytelling with Nila Rezaei

Iranian-Australian designer and co-founder of RK Collective, Nila Rezaei presents Crafted Liberation, a global design activism project transforming discarded headscarves donated by Iranian women into stadium seats. What began as a gesture of solidarity with the Women, Life, Freedom movement has become a powerful act of collective resistance and material reclamation. Blending circular design with narrative practice, Nila invites us to consider how objects can carry stories, confront systems, and craft new cultural futures.

About Nila

Nila Rezaei is an Iranian-Australian industrial designer and educator whose practice bridges product design, cultural storytelling, and systems change. As co-founder of RK Collective, she works across disciplines to explore how design can challenge power, honour memory, and build regenerative futures. Her approach is rooted in material experimentation, co-creation, and advocacy.

Have a read about Nila’s work in the Design Observer.

DONATIONS : It is free to join this event, but if you can and feel to we suggest a donation to WNCRI to Empower the Voices of Iranian Women