Speculative Design (Spin-Off Competence Lab)
6 videos • 16 views • by SEA-EU European University of the Seas Since its rapid growth during the 20th Century, design has mostly played an uncritical supporting role to industry and the applications of technology in our everyday life. In the current crises, we are witnessing a return of the notion that technology will be fundamental to our future survival. Speculative design emerged around 20 years ago to provide a counter-approach to mainstream market-oriented design. SD was known (and criticized) for its ability to create future dystopias for many years. Now, as reality threatens to become more dystopian than fiction, it is important to re-think the role of speculative practice. The lecture will present the state of Speculative Design practice via personal projects and SpeculativeEdu project experiences and will discuss possible future paths for the practice. https://researcheu.sea-eu.org/specula...