Denise Ayado

With more than 14 years of experience in the interior design and construction industry, IDr. Denise Ayado is currently the Design and Managing Director of Studio Almera, president of ARKonst Construction Corp, Senior Project Manager of GlobalReach Design Inc, and the Director for Business Strategies at ACIIID, Inc .

She took her Master’s Degree in Interior Design at the Florence Institute of Design International in Florence, Italy and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.

An active advocate for transforming the landscape of design education in the country, she was the former Academic Chairperson at SoFA Design Institute and is currently the Deputy Chair and one of the Philippine representatives of the Educational Policy Committee at the Asia Pacific Space Designer’s Association (APSDA).

She is also a recipient of the “50 Edutech Leaders” award during the World Education Congress in 2019 and has conducted numerous public speaking engagements in the country and abroad.

Denise Ayado’s design manifesto is focused on creating holistic and experiential environments and solutions to address more than just the requirements of function and aesthetics. Her methodology is an amalgamation of theoretical, technical, and intuitive approaches, stemming from her years of experience in the field and in the academe, combined with esoteric approaches.