Meret Ernst is an art historian, educator, and design professional with extensive experience in design history and criticism. She is a Senior Lecturer in Design History and Theory at the FHNW Academy of Art and Design in Basel and has served as Vice President of the Swiss Design Association (SDA) from 2010 to 2024.
Meret has a background in both academic research and practical engagement in the field. She co-founded the Design History Network in 2019 to promote the study of design history in Switzerland and organized the 2021 DHS Annual Conference, Memory Full? Reimagining the Relations Between Design and History. She has contributed to exhibitions and curation through her work at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich and has been an active participant on design juries.
From 2003 to 2021, she led the editorial department for design at Hochparterre, a Swiss magazine focused on architecture and design, combining journalistic practice with academic research. She also served on the Zurich University of Applied Sciences board from 2011 to 2022 and has been involved with the Swiss Design Network since 2022. Meret currently lives in Zurich.