Design Researchers in Residence: Artificial
The Design Museum 224‑238 Kensington High Street London W8 6AG
About this Event
Artificial is a free display showcasing new design research responding to the climate crisis, featuring work by the 2024/25 cohort of Future Observatory’s Design Researchers in Residence at the Design Museum.
The projects featured in the display examine the perceived boundaries separating what is ‘natural’ and what has been created by humans, finding that the two are in fact intricately intertwined.
Showcasing a range of research practices, the display begins to unravel the invisible relationships woven into everyday life – including urban ecosystems, manufactured materials, political infrastructures and institutional knowledge. Visitors are invited to follow the lines of enquiry and ask what is natural and what is artificial? What is a fact and what is a fiction?
The 2024/25 Design Researchers in Residence are Christie Swallow, Hani Salih, Laura Lebeau and Neba Sere. The display runs until Sunday, 21 September.
Future Observatory
Future Observatory is the Design Museum’s national research programme for the green transition, based at the museum and coordinated in partnership with UKRI’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Future Observatory curates exhibitions, programmes events and funds and publishes new research, all with the aim of championing new design thinking on environmental issues.
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