About the Founder

Daniela Hinman

Daniela Hinman is a civic designer, sustainability strategist, writer, and visual artist whose work sits at the intersection of regenerative economics, community resilience, and democratic renewal.  She is the founder of Field + Form, a civic design consultancy based on California’s Central Coast. 

Daniela studied rural and environmental policy, sustainability, and Indigenous studies at Oregon State University’s School of Public Policy.  Her interests center on regenerative democracy, circular economy theory, and the emerging field of civic design— grounded in over a decade of applied community engagement work across organizing, Indigenous advocacy, policy research, and creative facilitation. 

She lives on California’s Central Coast, where she is raising her family, tending her own creative practice in visual art and photography, and finding regular renewal at the farmers market, the library, and on the trails and coastlines that define this particular place in the world.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​