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design researchers in residence 2024/25

Apply now to join the new cohort of Design Researchers in Residence with projects responding to the theme of ‘artificial’
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Fables for Our Time

Fables for our Time is a triptych of stories about environmental urgencies, which uses folktales and a new collection of emoji to examine humanity’s relationship with the natural environment. Fables
 

Discover Future Observatory Journal, Issue Nº1

 

Last month to visit: Solar

From sundials to solar panels, baseball caps to brise-soleils, the design of our lives has long been shaped by the sun. Solar brings together the work of the four 2023/24 Design Researchers in
 

Design Researchers in Residence 2024 Solar Talks

 

The return of the grand narrative

Justin McGuirk revisits his three-tiered framework for impact in design research, with a particular focus on stories. Does the ‘green transition’ not demand a new grand narrative?
 
Author: Justin McGuirk

The impact of design: symptoms, systems and stories

At Future Observatory we increasingly think about impact in terms of three different levels: symptoms, systems and stories. Design can help us to imagine a different future, tackling the climate crisis through creativity and innovation.
 
Author: Justin McGuirk
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Funding opportunity: Design Accelerators

Apply for funding to undertake design-led solutions to address the climate crisis. Funding will be provided to support engagement activities with local communities, public and third sector organisations.
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Funding opportunity: more-than-human

Apply for funding to develop design-led projects around the theme of more-than-human design.
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Design Exchange Partnerships 2024: Biodiversity

 

Design Accelerators 2024: Commercialisation

 

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Growing a Home, with Material Cultures

Recycling Colour, with Aida Rafat

Stone Age revival, with Amin Taha

Luxury from Landfill, with Elvis & Kresse

Algae Farming, with Samuel Iliffe

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