LET'S GIVE IT A CRACK.
The '#8 wire' mentality is a New Zealander's willingness to turn limitations into opportunities—finding creative solutions with whatever’s on hand (even if it’s just a piece of fencing wire).
Let's chat. hannah.oh.nz@gmail.com
ABOUT.
How does a Korean-born, New Zealand-raised designer go from designing bags for a German luxury fashion house, to decoding trends in colour and material, earning a masters in engineering and business at MIT, and shaping design strategies across healthcare, finance, and circularity?
Hannah has navigated the intersections of design, research, and strategy, with a keen focus on what's next.
Senior Design Strategist, Other Tomorrows, 2021-
Sponsorship Chair, IDSA Boston, 2024-
Fellow, 2022 MIT Integrated Design + Management
Design Research & Planner + Unisex Acc Designer, 2017-2020, MCM
TALKS & WORKSHOPS.
[Let's Talk About Design Strategy.], Guest Seminar Speaker for Tufts University, Prof. Dave Miller’s MS in Human Factors Program: In-Person, Apr 2025
[Service Design in an Uncertain World], Co-Speaker and Workshop Facilitator, Harvard GSD xDesign Conference: In-Person, Apr 2025
[Creative Tensions], Co-keynote Speaker for Wentworth Institute of Technology, 3rd Frauhaus Annual Design Intersection: In-Person, Nov 2024
[A Time Traveller's Guide to Envisioning], Co-Speaker and Workshop Facilitator for MIT Sloan Design Club x IDSA Boston, Design Workshop: In-Person, Nov 2024
[The Impact of AI and Design], AI Demo Presenter, IDSA Boston x IDEO: In-Person, Oct 2024
[~NO PRESSURE~], Co-Speaker for Northeastern University, Prof. Sheila Pontis’ MFA Experience Design and Information Design Class: In-Person, Sept 2024
Panelist for Northeastern University, Prof. Sheila Pontis’ Undergraduate Design Capstone Project Review: In-Person, Feb 2024
[Insights from my journey as an emerging designer: How the @#$%&! I got here & where I might be going?], Alumni Talk for Yonsei University, Integrated Design Program: Virtual, Apr 2024
[How the **** we got here & where we might be going], Co-Speaker for Northeastern University, SCOUT Design Club: In-Person, Apr 2024
["CUSTOMER DISCOVERY"], Guest Speaker for Entrepreneur Futures Network (EFN), Academy for Women Entrepreneurs: South Korea: Virtual, Mar 2024
Panelist for Northeastern University, Prof. Lee Moreau’s MFA in Experience Design Final Review: In-Person, Dec 2023
Thesis Committee Member for Berklee College of Music, Alexandria Dewalt’s Graduate Studies in Global Jazz Culminating Experience: In-Person, Jun 2022
PUBLICATIONS.
Oh, Hannah (Hye Yeon), and Sheila Pontis. 2023. “Understanding Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury’s Self-Care Practices: A Technology Probe Study to Promote Pressure Relief Adherence.” Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 19 (7): 2565–79. Link