Dr. Laksmi Kusuma Wardani, S.Sn., M.Ds.

EMPLOYMENT | ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Head, Interior Design Department, Faculty of Art and Design, PCU | 2018 - present

Head, Interior Design & Styling for Cultural Space Studio, Faculty of Art and Design, PCU | 2022

Head, Basic Design Studio, Interior Design Department, Faculty of Art and Design, PCU | 2020

Secretary, Interior Design Department, Faculty of Art and Design, Petra Christian University | 2014 – 2018

Head, Interior Design Studio, Interior Design Department, Faculty of Art and Design, PCU | 2013-2016

Head, Furniture Design Studio, Interior Design Department, Faculty of Art and Design, PCU | 2008 – 2010

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Grants :

‘Kompetisi Kampus Merdeka’ (Independent Campus Competition) Program (PKKM) | Directorate General

of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia | 2021.

Study Programs International Accreditation Program | Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry

of National Education, Indonesia | 2021.

Curriculum of Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (Independent Learning Independent Campus) Program

(MBKM) | Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia | 2020.

Applied Research of Higher Education Excellence: Regionalism Approah In Designing Cultural Spaces As

An Effort To Develop The Local Identity of Surabaya City. Applied Research Grant, Ministry of Higher

Education and Research, Indonesia | Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National

Education, Indonesia | 2020 - 2022.

Applied Research of Higher Education Excellence: Implementation Of Human-Centered Design For

Creative Communities In Surabaya | Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National

Education, Indonesia | 2018 - 2019.

Basic Research of Higher Education Excellence: | Iconography Traditional House in Indonesia | Directorate

General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia | 2018 - 2019.

Science and Technology for the Community : Colet Batik Training for Elementary School Students in

Surabaya | Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia | 2017.

Competitive Research: Implementation of Decorative Variety of Bentar and Paduraksa Temple Gates for

Development of Batik Motifs in Fashion Design and Interior Elements | The Ministry of Research,

Technology and Higher Education, Republic of Indonesia | 2016 - 2017.

Competitive Research: Batik Ornaments in East Java and Its Implementation in Elements of Modern

Interior Design (Aesthetic and Design Studies) | The Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher

Education, Republic of Indonesia | 2013.

Competitive Research: Craft Arts and Tourism: A Case Study of the Creative Process and Innovative

Products (Kasongan and Pundong Ceramic Crafts in Yogyakarta) in the Form of a Book of Memories

| Graduate School Gadjah Mada University (UGM) | 2013.

Competitive Research: Development of Archipelago Ornamental Variety: Its Significance in Indonesian Arts

and Crafts in the Global Cultural Era| The Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education,

Republic of Indonesia | 2009.

Scholarship :

Doctoral Dissertation Research: Aesthetic Of Interior Spatial Planning of The Yogyakarta Palace |

Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia (BPPS) | 2010 -

Awards :

Best Design Handle Competition Kenari Djaja Award : Pull Handle | Indonesian Interior Designers

Association | 2021

PUBLICATIONS

Journals :

Diana Thamrin, Laksmi Kusuma Wardani, Ronald H.I. Sitindjak, Empowering Surabaya Creative

Communities and Start-Ups through Human-Centered Design GATR Global Journal of Business and

Social Science Review, Vol. 8, No.2, 2020,

http://gatrenterprise.com/GATRJournals/GJBSSR/vol8.2_4.html 

Diana Thamrin, Laksmi Kusuma Wardani, Ronald H.I. Sitindjak, Listia Tanudjaja Experiential Learning

through Community Co-design in Interior Design Pedagogy The International Journal of Art & Design

Education (IJADE), Volume 38, Issue 2, 2019 (p.461-477)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jade.12208

Poppy F. Nilasari, Ronald H.I. Sitinjak, Laksmi Kusuma Wardani Tenganan Indigenous Village as a Cultural

Historical Tourism Destination in Bali Island, Indonesia African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and

Leisure (AJHTL), GCBSS Special Edition, number 9 (p.1- 7) https://www.ajhtl.com/2019.html