Design & Belonging
Designer, educator, and researcher exploring how design shapes identity, well-being, and the spaces we inhabit.
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Marssaié works across design, education, and research, exploring how design shapes identity, wellbeing, and belonging.
Her practice sits at the intersection of design and culture, informed by a vibrant Caribbean lens and shaped by lived experience across culturally rich environments, including the Caribbean and Malaysia. This perspective informs how she approaches context, heritage, and the ways people connect to ideas, environments, and each other.
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2026
SPATIAL DESIGN COURSE
University of the Arts London
2025
BUILDING RESILIENCE: MANAGING ANXIETY AND MENTAL HEALTH COURSE
HarvardX
2016 - Present
FOUNDER & DESIGNER
Marssaie Studio
2022 - 2024
DESIGN EDUCATOR
Shillington Education
2024
MENTOR
Design Publishing Inclusivity
2022 - 2023
DESIGN LECTURER
London Metropolitan
University2017 - 2022
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Knights Of Publishing
2019 - 2021
BRANDING &
DESIGN STRATEGIST
Renaissance Studios
Portfolio
Examining the relationship between design, identity, wellbeing, and what it means to belong—across both physical and conceptual spaces.
Freelancers
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A creative series that serves as a joyful ode to creativity, collaboration, and a friendly guide to navigating the intricate world of being an independent creative. I founded enjoy the collective to empower and amplify diverse creatives and to bring their voices to the foreground.
Multi Award-winning author/Illustrator Dapo Adeola known best for his book series Look-up and Hey You! Shares his journey from gym receptionist to 6 figure book deal.
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Exploring 3d design, bringing narrative into the physical through the use of programs such as Blender and Vectorworks.
Awards & Recognition
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2022 WINNER British Book Awards – Children’s Publisher Of The Year
2021 WINNER CILIP Carnegie Medal
2021 WINNER Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
2021 WINNER Blue Peter Book Award
2020 WINNER Waterstones Young Reader's Book Prize
2020 Blackwell’s Book of the Year
2020 Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month
2020 The Guardian Best Book of the Year (Reader’s choice) -
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AOI – World Illustration Awards
D&AD – Book Design
AOI - Curated gallery
D&AD - Editorial Insight Panel -
Book Machine – Talking Design
Free Books Campaign - The Power of Children’s Literature
POW - Women in Design
CRTV CLNC - Graphic Design
Hachette - Black Creatives
Faber X AOI - World Book Day Illustration & Design
Keep in touch
hello@marssaie.com
London + The Caribbean