Dolly Daou Editor

Dolly Daou (PhD) is an internationally recognised design researcher, educator, and leader. Dr Daou co-founded and is co-chair of the DRS Food Design Research Studio and the Food Think Tank at the Cumulus Association. With over 25 years of global experience and numerous high-ranking academic publications, she has received multiple awards and serves on the Advisory Board of Cindrebay University in Dubai. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5113-818X

Melanie Sarantou (PhD) is a Professor of Social Design at Kyushu University in Japan. Her lecturing and research interests span the role of transformation design in arts-based research and design practices. Having edited numerous high-ranking books, her current research explores biotextile, food plants and the complexities of social fabrics to understand how to create and assess transformative change. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2209-3191