Dr. Olivier Cotsaftis
Details
Department: School of Design
Campus: City Campus Australia
olivier.cotsaftis@rmit.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0002-9635-326X
Open to
- Media enquiries
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Collaborative projects
- Industry Projects
About
Dr. Ollie (Olivier) Cotsaftis is a researcher-practitioner in the School of Design at RMIT University. His work operates at the intersection of design and futures, engaging living systems, critical ecologies, and material entanglements to advance regenerative transitions through material-driven and participatory design. He has published in leading journals such as Design Studies and exhibited at the Science Gallery Melbourne, the MPavilion and the National Gallery of Victoria. Before joining RMIT, he was a design lead at Fjord and founded future ensemble studio. He is currently Co-Program Manager of the Master of Design Innovation and Technology, Network Co-Lead and Design and Architecture Lead for the RMIT Nature Positive Network, Editorial Board Member of Biotechnology Design, and co-founder of the material futures studio neomatter.
Research fields
- 330314 Sustainable design
- 330306 Design practice and methods
- 330313 Social design
UN sustainable development goals
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- 13 Climate Action
- 15 Life on Land
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Supervisor projects
- Immersive Sonic Art Practices and the Transformation of Hybrid Landscapes
- 11 Mar 2026
- Regenerative Digital Design: Understanding the resistance to climate action and finding a pathway to transition to regenerative practice.
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decoding Bias in Generative AI: Designing Equitable Algorithmic Systems
- 2 Jul 2025
- Investigating and amplifying practices for circular design
- 25 Mar 2025
- POSITIONS / DC4: Prototyping policy options in spaces for experimentation and learning for urban climate transitions
- 21 Mar 2025
- The Changing Room: Amplifying Circular Fashion Transitions Through Participatory Design and Digital Traceability
- 26 Aug 2024
- Futures as Medium: Exploring Pluriversal Approaches to Designing with Place
- 24 Nov 2023
- Mushroom Time: Reflections on a Growing Design Practice
- 30 Oct 2023
- Decayability: Care-Based Material Affordances for Ecological Reintegration
- 24 Feb 2022
Teaching interests
Senior Lecturer | Program Manager (Co) Master of Design Innovation and Technology
Research interests
Living Systems. Critical Ecologies. Material Entanglements. Regenerative Transitions.
