‘Rewilding benefits biodiversity, health and well-being’
An interview with Justin Webb and Siân Moxon, London Metropolitan University
Siân Moxon & Justin Webb
Five more-than-human research projects join the Design Exchange Partnership programme
As part of a broader initiative to advance research in more-than-human design – recently reflected on in a blog post by Future Observatory director, Justin McGuirk – we are thrilled to introduce the
‘Urban green spaces have untapped potential for the green transition’
An interview with Katharine Willis and Ashita Gupta, Plymouth University
Ashita Gupta & Katharine Willis
‘We all have a stake in biodiversity’
In conversation with Future Observatory coordinator Leilah Hirson-Comley, Nick and Rupert share how their Design Exchange Partnership is exploring new ways to record and experience urban biodiversity.
Nick Dunn & Rupert Griffiths
What is the potential legacy of a research project?
In late May, we held a networking event at the Design Museum for the researchers and industry partners involved in our Design Accelerator, Design Exchange Partnership and Design Researchers in
Author:
Leilah Hirson-Comley
Nine new biodiversity research projects join the Design Exchange Partnerships programme
Supporting biodiversity is becoming an increasingly urgent focus of design research practice. With many ecosystems and species in decline, human interdependence on natural systems is ever more
‘Furniture is a platform whereby we can tell new stories about the environment’
An interview with Dr Shaun Borstrock and Mark Bloomfield
Shaun Borstrock & Mark Bloomfield
‘Learning from each other’
At the end of November, we held a forum for the researchers and academic partners on our Design Exchange Partnership and Design Accelerator programmes. Marking the end of both cohorts’ research
Author:
Leilah Hirson-Comley
‘A good poem can take you to places you are not expecting’
Design Exchange Partnerships bring design researchers together with non-academic organisations, such as businesses, NGOs or local councils, in strategic partnerships capable of addressing green
Mandy Haggith
‘They transformed in front of us’
The Design Exchange Partnerships are fifteen AHRC-funded research projects integral to the Future Observatory programme. Each funded project brings researchers into collaboration with non-academic
Carolina Vasilikou & Yiorgos Papamanousakis
Design the Green Transition
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and the Design Museum in London, today launch a multi-million-pound fund bringing UK researchers,
‘One of the key ways to reduce e-waste is to extend a product’s lifespan by finding a new use for it’
Through their partnership with the UAL Creative Computing institute, Power to Connect is working to close the digital gap by offering a safe method for computer re-use.
Shaikh Irtiza Nasar
A gathering of Design Exchange Partnerships
Last Friday, we welcomed representatives of Future Observatory’s Design Exchange Partnerships programme to the Design Museum.