Prof. Dr. Patricia Ribault

Patricia Ribault is Junior Professor in History and Theory of Gestaltung at the Institute for Cultural History and Theory of the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. She is also one of the Principal Investigators for the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity« and previously, for the Cluster of Excellence »Image Knowledge Gestaltung«.

She began her career with studies in Applied Arts and Ceramics in Paris and an apprenticeship in glassblowing in England, Murano (Italy) and Tunisia. She has also been running a Master seminar at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris since 2011. Her research focuses on the body, gesture, work, technique, art, industry and design and she is currently editing a book entitled »Design, Gestaltung, Formatività« (to be published in 2020).