In 2020 Yani Vandenbranden graduated as an industrial product designer at Howest University. After her studies she complemented her knowledge by studying furniture design (VOMO) at Thomas More University and the postgraduate Masterclass Industrial Design Engineering, change and innovation management, again at Howest University. 

After some years of industry experience, working as a designer, researcher, coach and speaker, she now focuses on product design and circular strategies. Combining these fields, she considers herself a contextual designer. design never exists in isolation—true change emerges when we understand how objects, spaces, interactions and processes interconnect, enabling us to create solutions for a reliable future.