In 2023, five of us—design practitioners, architects, farmers and educators—came together to conceive and design a new master’s programme titled Social Ecological Design: Regenerative Practices for Everyday Life for IED Torino. From the outset, the programme was guided by a simple … read more
Almost 10 years ago Kristina Lindström and Åsa Ståhl started The Un/Making Studio. In a recent publication they, together with Juliana Restrepo Giraldo, invite designers, students, and teachers to explore un/making — an approach to design that is open, reflective, … read more
Johanna: Hey Burak, so nice to meet you! You recently joined the Design+Posthumanism Network so I’ll begin with a question that was directed at me in the stitches series shortly after I joined: Where in life are you? Burak: Hey Johanna, it’s … read more
Seasonal shifts are affected by climate change, causing challenges for multispecies inhabitants in their ecosystems. How can the designed living environment be turned into a site for multispecies flourishing? This collection modestly proposes seasonal designing to link design processes with seasonal changes. … read more
11-13 June 2025 | 10th STS Italia Conference Technoscience for Good: Designing, Caring and Reconfiguring Abstract deadline February 3rd 2025DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS for Panel: More-than-(Just)-Human Politics of Relating Each author can submit only one abstract as a corresponding author, while multiple abstract … read more
Coincident with the development of human civilization was the emergence of a new type of critter: one not domesticated, not beloved, but similar to us in so many aspects that they abound in our environments—the urban rat. This urban critter … read more
Anna Maria: Dear Yuxi, I would love to do the next micro-interview with you. I am curious about your work and I would love to find out more about how you started, what you do, what you are reading and anything you … read more
Humans have watched and admired the life and behaviour of bees since the dawn of time. We have built their hives and collected their sweet and golden honey. We have studied the relationships between bees and flowers, studied their diversity … read more
Five months have passed since successfully defending my PhD dissertation titled “Leaving Dry Land: Water, Heritage and Imaginary Agency” at the University of Gothenburg’s Centre for Critical Heritage Studies. When I embarked on my PhD journey, I did not realise … read more
This essay elaborates on the fluidity of realities and different forms of shaping them. Realities can be created and thus must be imagined first and implemented second. Reality production happens on different scales: from the small design studio – where … read more