ABOUT
Mia Tešić (born 2001) is a speculative designer and interdisciplinary artist based in Vienna. Her practice explores contemporary topics through material experimentation, hands-on processes, and tangible experiences. Central to her work is the creation of dialogue, inviting new perspectives through objects and narratives that engage both mind and body.

Mia’s approach blends craft, performance, and storytelling, often incorporating participatory elements that encourage shared experiences and active observation. Whether through collaborative making or immersive installations, her work speculates on future possibilities while remaining grounded in the physicality of materials and the act of creation.

mia.tesic01@gmail.com
@miatesic (instagram)



Education

2025 -  exchange 
Design Academy Eindhoven - Studio Do-Make (Nacho Carbonell)

2023 - guest semester 
University of Applied Arts Vienna - Industrial Design 1 (Prof. Stefan Diez)

2020 -  ongoing university
University of Applied Arts Vienna - Design Investigations (Prof. Anab Jain)

2015 – 2020 high school
HTBLVA - Spengergasse - Interior- & Surfacedesign

Internships

Stephanie Winter - Salon Hybrid
performance and experimental art studio
Vienna, AT
2022 may/june

Dear Human
design studio
Montreal, CA
2019 august

Amity Design Studio
jewelry design
Vancouver, CA
2017 july/august  

FABRIKA

advertising agency
Sarajevo, BIH
2016 august 

Exhibitions

2021  Angewandte Festival         
2022 Viktoria Wien                       
2022 Angewandte Festival          
2023 Angewandte Festival           
2024 Angewandte Festival            
2024 Vienna Design Week 
2024 Schwindel LLC - Coorporate Unwellness 
2025 Schwindel LLC - Lucky Loop
2025 Net Rijet
03 PUPA

2022/23

Photos: Esther Stern
Model: Anja Loziczky
PUPA is a suspended installation that invites the body into a cocoon like net, emphasizing the physical and emotional experience of being within it. As one enters, their weight sets the structure into subtle swinging and floating motion, creating a dialogue between body and object. The tension of the net leaves impressions of time onto the skin, showing both vulnerability and containment. This duality of feeling exposed yet enclosed, lies at the heart of the work. Crafted from nearly 1,000 meters of discarded and defective electrical cables, PUPA was hand-crocheted into a four meter high form. Through its tactile nature and immersive design, PUPA becomes not only an object, but a transformative encounter that quietly challenges our notions of comfort, fragility, and the passage of time.