KAMILA IżYKOWICZ
I am a Futures Designer who specialises in strategic foresight and regenerative design, guiding teams and organisations towards preferred futures. I use storytelling as a catalyst for change, crafting future-facing narratives and prototypes that stimulate innovation through design exploration. My broad experience in futurism and design across the hospitality and retail sectors includes a Master’s degree in Design Products and Futures from the Royal College of Art (RCA), where I was awarded distinctions for my multidisciplinary research on human needs amid rapid global modernisation. As a Futures Designer for the UK's largest employee-owned business, I apply Futures and Design Studies methodologies to drive innovation and support effective leadership in strategic planning and future-proofing. Collaborating with institutions, governmental bodies, and esteemed universities, I integrate future-focused perspectives into practical industry applications. I use design and storytelling as a catalyst for change, and my work was showcased internationally at venues like Tate Modern, London Design Biennale, Dutch Design Week, Vienna Design Week, and Design INDABA. I won awards such as Creative Conscience and the Far Futuring Grand Challenge by CERN, Logitech, RCA, and the Art and Fashion Forum. As a speaker, I presented at Kingston University, RCA, University at Buffalo (NY), and Tischner European University.
EDUCATION
Design Products and Futures
MA with distinction,
Royal College of Art, 2019–2021
Domestic and Communication Design
BA with distinction
School of Form, 2012–2016
History of Art and Design
University of Wroclaw, 2005–2010 and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2009–2010
Marketing & Interior Design technician,
Post-Secondary School ‘Promotion’,, 2003–2005
WORK
Futures Designer and Analyst
John Lewis Partnership
2021 ~ present
External Foresight Expert
Government Office for Science, Net Zero Society report, 2023
Design Transformation Lead, Brand Design and Strategy Consultant
DELL SOLE restaurant, 2005-2021
Facilitator and Keynote Speaker
Northern Chamber of Commerce in Stettin, 2022
Digital Creative
Royal College of Art, 2020-2021
Researcher and Designer
for WOWood project
RIBA RE-FABRICATE, 2020
Digital Creative
Spacestor, 2018-2020
Assistant Designer
LPP S.A. Reserved, 2017-2018
Freelance communication, and product designer for:
KROWARZYWA, 2016-2019; MANIFIESTA film studio, 2012-2016
EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
Laboratory of Wellbeing exhibition and podcast (pl), Poznan Design Festival, 2022
60Seconds Festival: (After is now) exhibition The Wrong Biennale, 2022
What Next exhibition by AMI, British Council, commissioned/2022
London Design Biennale exhibition: Design In An Age Of Crisis, 2021
RCA2021 show, 2021
Dutch Design Week and BioArt Laboratories, exhibitions, 2016, 2020 and 2021
Award: Creative Conscience contest, 2020
Special award: The Grand Challenge 2020 far futuring by Logitech, CERN, RCA, 2020
Tate Modern: Staged on Screen invitee, 2019
Vienna Design Week: ‘It feels’ exhibition, Polish Institute Vienna, 2017
International Design Review exhibition, Graduation Projects.eu:, 2017
See & Say show, portfolio distinction, KTR, 2016
Finalist: of international design contest, Make me!, Lodz Design Festival: 2016
Home. Housing. Dwelling exhibition at: Gdynia Design Days and Lodz Design Festival, 2015
Winner of Fashion Jewellery Art & Fashion Forum 5 Senses, 2015
TALKS AND PUBLICATIONS
Kingston University London:
‘Future Household’ speaker,
JLP design sprint, 2023
52nd NeMLA Convention:
Thinking with Plants, panellist, University at Buffalo, (NY), 2021
Meet the Makers and Sharing Biological Practices Symposium, panellist, RCA, 2021
In/visible Design of Social Experience conference, panellist, Tischner Eu University, 2020
Stillpoint Literary Journal,
publication, 2020
Design INDABA conference in Cape Town, panellist, 2017
methodologies and tools
portfolio