Design needs to do more than serve humans. It needs to heal, and regenerate. That is why Lotte Nystrup Lund, founder of futurista.dk initiated the creation of a new design manifesto, in cooperation with the Danish association of design professionals, Designdenmark. … read more
Interspecies interactions are intensely explored in Multispecies Studies, with special attention to the challenges posed by contemporary poly-crises. Scholars like Ávila (2022) emphasize the need for conscious approaches in design research to acknowledge multispecies interdependence and promote practices of care … read more
DAY 1 How are multispecies perspectives integrated in practices usually not working with multispecies? The VIBRA Research Network Online Symposium started out with a session focusing on how more-than-human perspectives are integrated into practices that predominantly focused on humans. First, … read more
VIBRA is a multi-scale endeavor that aims to create more inclusive living environments for human and non-human residents. Our team brings together practitioners from biotremology (animal vibration communication), inclusive studies, and more-than-human perspectives to design, art, and architecture to develop … read more
Exploring Vibration as a Sensory Multispecies perspective by Camping in the Treetops The I.N.S.E.C.T. Summercamp, now in its third year, brings together people from diverse backgrounds, e.g. design researchers, artists, architects, ecologists, biologists, biotremologists and more. We call ourselves the … read more
The advent of the Anthropocene brought about an understanding of time that is associated with acceleration and fast-paced rhythms. Arguably, we need different and plural understandings of time that help us engage with living beings and the rates and ways … read more
UPDATE The registration/application is now open. The I.N.S.E.C.T. Summercamp, now in its second year, brings together global designers, architects, artists, biologists, entomologists, ecologists, and like-minded researchers to improve methodologies around multispecies co-creation and design. We call ourselves the I.N.S.E.C.T. Collective … read more
Creative curious makers, designers, artists, musicians, birdwatchers, insect watchers, wild reptiles and amphibians followers, wild plant lovers, mushrooms and lichens admirers, bacteria and wild yeast growers, urban tree supporter, nature enthusiasts, join us in exploring the ecology of Malmö. We … read more
If there was legislation that prevented the construction of high buildings along the edge of the water, local eel grass would have a much better chance of making a living in the post-industrial waters. Or perhaps if there were a … read more
The present biodiversity crisis is often framed as a struggle to preserve untouched nature. Yet researchers have recently shown that as much as three quarters of the earth’s terrestrial surfaces have been occupied and shaped by humans for more than … read more