Rate My Professor Natalie Haskell

Dr. Natalie Haskell serves as Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design within the School of Engineering and Built Environment at Griffith University, where she is based at the Gold Coast campus. She holds a PhD in Industrial Design from Griffith University, completed in 2022, and a Master of Visual Arts in Product Design from the same institution. Prior to her academic career, Haskell maintained an industry background in digital fabrication technologies. She began her association with Griffith as a higher degree researcher and has since progressed to her current role, also serving as an adjunct lecturer in Industrial Design at Queensland University of Technology. Haskell convenes key undergraduate courses including Industrial Design Studio 1 (1104ENG) and Industrial Design Studio 2 (2108ENG) in the Bachelor of Industrial Design program. Her affiliations include the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing and the Griffith Institute for Human and Environmental Resilience.

Haskell's research centers on the intersection of design and Industry 4.0, with a particular emphasis on additive manufacturing, digital fabrication technologies, and their impact on product design workflows for Australian small and medium enterprises. Her interests encompass sustainable design, manufacturing processes, and innovations in the built environment. Notable publications include the co-authored paper “Does Scanner Choice Matter for the Design of Foot Orthosis?” published in Sensors in 2025; “Is palpation essential in the digital era of orthotic designing?” in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology in 2026; the book chapter “The Professionalization of Interior Design” with Mark Taylor in A Companion to Contemporary Design since 1945 (2019); “Future care: rethinking technology enhanced aged care environments” (2018); and “The impact of digital innovation on pattern and placemaking” (2017). She has secured research funding, such as a $5,000 project grant from the School of Engineering and Built Environment. Haskell has contributed to public-facing activities, including showcasing digital fabrication vessels at Beijing Design Week in 2018 and co-founding the social enterprise Splinter with fellow Griffith Industrial Design graduates in 2021. Additionally, she curated exhibitions like the Architecture, Industrial Design and Planning End of Year Exhibition ‘CONNECT’.