Tanya Marriott Dolls

Tanya Marriott is multidisciplinary designer who works in a variety of media including interactive design and play, character and toy design, film and animation. Her work seeks to build meaningful experiences and storytelling opportunities between digital and tangible activities. Marriott primarily teaches animation, play and game design.

She is the President of the  National Institute of American Doll Artists, and a Lecturer in Design at the College of Creative Arts, Massey University. She has been making dolls for over 20 years, and  has a background in Industrial design, interaction design and illustration.