Wanlin Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate at the ImaginationLancaster Design Research Center, Lancaster University, UK. With a background in product design and social innovation, she has been involved in several design projects and funded research projects both in China and UK. Her current thesis centers on design interventions in heritage making practices, specifically within the context of central China. Her research interests include culturally significant designs and products, design for sustainability, craft-design collaborations, and Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Wanlin is also Research Associate on the AHRC Located Making project with professor Stuart Walker and professor Martyn Evans.

My Ph.D. research is funded by the China Scholarship Council (CSC). 

Professor Stuart Walker; Dr. David Hands