Carla Diana

Visiting Assistant Professor, Industrial Design Program, Georgia Tech

Carla Diana is a creative professional with over 15 years of diverse experience in design and engineering. Her career began conducting product design research at the Good Housekeeping Institute in New York City where she led a team of engineers and researchers who influenced many of the objects we use in our homes today. She went on to study design theory and apply her experience to projects ranging from housewares to consumer electronics, with a focus on interface and innovative interaction design. Carla has worked with some of world's best design professionals at frog design, Sarkissian-Mason, DDB Needham and Karim Rashid's studio, with clients such as HP, Microsoft and Mazda. She is a founding partner in the recently formed design consultancy Spank and the creator of the interactive sound project Repercussion.org, which has been featured in several design publications, art festivals and events throughout the world. She holds an MFA in Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the Cooper Union.

Carla has taught design at several institutions including Parsons School of Design, Savannah College of Art and Design and the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she currently holds the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at the College of Architecture.