In times when human activities violently constrict the lives of others, how can designers cultivate creative acts of withdrawal, foreclosure and leaving be? Erik Sandelin employs ‘grace’ – actively not doing what you are able to do – to decouple … read more
Save the date! An online book launch event will take place on 28th January from 16:00-17:00 CET. Place: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/64406010435 There will be a panel with chapter authors and celebratory rituals with a more-than-human twist. The panel will present concrete and practical … read more
We cannot separate human needs from those of other organisms in our environment. Many organisms, including humans, benefit from considering design spaces as holistic and relational. More-than-human design focuses on this mutual interdependence. More-than-human design resists binaries and blurs notions … read more
A significant part of my work has focused on the relationship of humans to nature, which I see as fundamental to approaching current global social and environmental challenges. Key to this is considering how we relate to more than humans, … read more
Call for Participants As one of the largest post-extractivist lignite mining sites in Europe, Lusatia – a region in the borderlands of Germany, Poland, and Czech Republic – is paradigmatic for the cultural, ecological, and political complexities of energy transition. … read more
In this online seminar at the University of the Arts, Bremen in the summer term 2021 we dissected the posthuman in many ways: We unwrapped the socio-political and historical implications of what it means to be human, as well as … read more
In August 2022, researchers in the fields of design, art, engineering and anthropology got together for three weeks to focus their full attention on their little animal companions, insects. An INterSpecies Exploration by biodigital Craft and manufacturing Technologies I.N.S.E.C.T. Summer Camp … read more
The course “Design for the Posthuman Era” started again this year for bachelor and master level students at Aalto University in Finland. As part of the syllabus, we have two open lectures from guest researchers, and we’d like to welcome … read more