Erik Asia is a Filipino Industrial Designer, academic, and researcher currently based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. His design and research practices are intertwined, interested in user-object relationships of physical interactions, discursive design, digital fabrication, and design education.

He explores tangible interactions through a human-centred, research-driven approach, working with mixed methods of investigation and experimentation that make use of research through design practices. He sparks curiosity and delves into thought-provoking questions that ignite meaningful conversations about the mundane everyday life.

He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design from the University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines) and a Master of Design in Interaction Design degree from Emily Carr University of Art + Design (Canada).

He is an advocate art and design education, currently working as sessional faculty in Industrial Design at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Education

Master of Design (Interaction)
Emily Carr University of Art + Design | 2022 2024
Focus: Cognitive Ergonomics, Discursive Design, Research Through Design
Supervisor: Dr. Sophie Gaur

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Industrial Design), Magna Cum Laude
University of the Philippines Diliman | 2018 - 2022
Focus: Product Design, User Research
Supervisor: Dr. Leonardo "Doi" Rosete

Awards

Bakong Circular Design Challenge Finalist
Design Center of the Philippines
2021

Philippine National Winner
James Dyson Awards
2020

Alfredo M. Yao Intellectual Property Awards Finalist
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines & Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry
2020