| Event Timings | |
|---|---|
| 6:00pm | Solar display open to visitors |
| 6:30pm | Talk begins |
| 7:15pm | Q&A |
| 7:30pm | Talk ends |
This talk brings together Thomas Thwaites, the designer behind the iconic Toaster Project and GoatMan, and April Barrett, one of this year’s Design Researcher in Residence at the Design Museum, for an in-depth conversation on technological infrastructures and their small tech alternatives.
The talk builds on April’s work as part of Solar, this year’s residency programme.
Thomas Thwaites
Thomas Thwaites is a designer exploring the psychological and social impacts of technology. As a researcher, he shows his process through live performance-lectures, books, moving image and in exhibitions. His first book, The ‘Toaster Project’, captures his attempt to make an electric toaster from scratch, and his second book, ‘GoatMan’, is about his project to take a holiday from being human by becoming a goat.
April Barrett
April Barrett is a Canadian design anthropologist based in Edinburgh. She recently graduated from the Design for Change MA programme at the University of Edinburgh with distinction and the Edinburgh College of Art’s Andrew Grant Postgraduate Scholarship. As a Design Researcher in Residence, April brings her ethnographic methods to the design and digital culture space and has a particular interest in alternatives to Big Tech.
| Booking Information | |
|---|---|
| Adult | £5 |
| Student/Concession | £4 |
| Design Museum Member | £3 |
| Carer | Free |
