Luisa Charles
- Associate Lecturer
- Information Experience Design MA
- Associate Lecturer
- Design Futures MDes
Luisa is a multi-award-winning design engineer who creates playful, interactive experiences that connect communities to science, social, and environmental issues through art, design, film and technology.
Luisa Charles is a multidisciplinary design engineer known for her award-winning work in interactive and experiential design. With a background spanning film, immersive theatre, and installation art, she crafts playful, participatory experiences that engage communities worldwide.
Luisa has collaborated with major science museums – including London’s Science Museum and the National Science Museum of Thailand – and exhibited at London Design Festival and internationally. Her inclusive approach has earned her recognition such as the Helen Hamlyn Award and Greengrads Changemaker Award. Whether engineering special effects or co-designing with scientists and communities, Luisa uses technology as a storytelling tool to inspire connection, reflection and social impact.
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Research funding
Connections through Culture, British Council (2025)
Awards
Young Designer Award, CCAC, 2025 3rd Place, Santander X UK Awards, 2023
Changemaker Award, Greengrads, 2022 Best Inclusive Innovation, Helen Hamlyn Awards, 2022