Robotic Lawn Mower
Tracked autonomous mower prototype designed for safety and durability.
Designing interactive objects, interfaces, and material-driven experiences.
Naz works across physical computing, digital fabrication, UX, and aesthetics to explore how people interact with objects, interfaces, and environments.
Designer & Creative Technologist · University of Colorado Boulder
Interactive Installations
Digital Fabrication
UX Research & Design
Ceramic & Material Practice
Fatemeh (Saharnaz) Hadavandkhani · goes by Naz Khani. Designer, Creative Technologist. MSc Cretive Technology and Design, ATLAS Institute, CU Boulder
Selected Work
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RayBrella Live Preview
Interactive solar umbrella – selected screens from the live site.
STEMblazers UX Research
User research and interface recommendations for STEMblazers.
Spotify UX Research
Analysis of listening flows, personalization, and social listening UX.
Memento – Leisure Planning App
UX research and mobile app design for planning leisure and shared experiences.
Haptic Memory Game
Multisensory memory game exploring tactile learning for children.
Curriculum Vitae
Academic and design background.
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About Me
Designer & Creative Technologist working in the CU digital fabrication lab.
Naz assisting students in the CU digital fabrication lab.
Naz Khani (Fatemeh / Saharnaz Hadavandkhani) is a Designer and Creative Technologist with a multidisciplinary background. She holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering (Food Machinery) from the University of Tehran, an MA in Art Research from the Art University of Tehran, and an MS in Creative Technology & Design from the University of Colorado Boulder.
She currently works as a lab assistant in the CU digital fabrication lab, helping students prototype with laser cutters, 3D printers, and fabrication machines while developing her own interactive installations and design work.
Naz is fascinated by design aesthetics and the lived experience of products. She aims to combine her engineering, art, and technology training to understand creativity in design and to build work that is both conceptually rigorous and experientially compelling.
Digital Fabrication
Interaction & Experience Design
Research-through-Design
Selected machines and processes from the CU digital fabrication lab.