PERSIA DUNCAN
Furniture and product designer
Persia Duncan is a Canadian furniture and product designer based in Copenhagen. Her practice centres on material honesty, disassembly, structural transparency and repairability, often reinterpreting utilitarian and overlooked objects. She holds an MA in Furniture Design from the Royal Danish Academy and works from a studio at Fabrikken. She is co-founder of Objects May Vary, a curatorial exhibition platform.
Publications
- DezeenToronto Design 2025: IDS and DesignTO2026
- WallpaperPostcard from DesignTO, Toronto2026
- FormkraftArchitects and designers develop thoughtful solutions for a better world2025
Awards
- Juror's Choice AwardDesign TO Awards2026
- Shortlist RecipientGlobal Creative Graduate Showcase2025
Exhibitions
- Objects May VaryTAKT showroom, Copenhagen, Denmark2026
- Tape Show8x7 Gallery, Toronto, Canada2026
- New Design & ArchitectureRoyal Danish Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Design For CircularityGrand Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt2023
- Please TouchFAB Gallery, Edmonton, Canada2018
Education
- MA Furniture DesignRoyal Danish Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark2025
- BDES in Industrial DesignUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta