Prasad Boradkar is an associate professor in the School of Design at Arizona State University. He holds degrees in industrial design and mechanical engineering, and has held positions at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands as well as ITT Technical Institute in California. Boradkar has taught courses in studio design, design history, materials and processes, and cultural studies. He is the codirector and project leader of InnovationSpace, as well as codirector and founder of CriticalCorps, an interdisciplinary group of design researchers and educators who use critical and cultural theory for exploring the social significance of the designed environment and everyday life. He is the vice chair of the Arizona Chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America. Boradkar is currently working on a book titled Designing Things: A Critical Introduction to the Culture of Objects, to be published by Berg Press.