If the global pandemic has taught us anything, it is that everything – from microscopic bodies to planetary systems, is interconnected and in continual transformation. And behind every transformation lies the hidden story of how such shifts came into being; visible in their anthropological, material, cultural and technological qualities. Of how they were conceived, distributed, used and even disposed of. This is as true for our fragile ecosystems, as it is for our deliberate, human interventions. In this year’s Design Investigations show, we unearth, explore, imagine and craft such stories and share them with you. From meditative simulations that ...

The climate crisis is a major challenge of our generation. Our lifestyle, consumption, food and production play a significant role and without fundamental changes, limiting global warming is hardly achievable anymore. Designers can contribute to achieving the climate target by taking these factors into consideration at an early design stage.

Our Department Industrial Design 1 has picked up on innovative initiatives and we show projects from the subject areas “Gather” (sharing/together), “To Go” (waste avoidance) and “Phase 3” (production methods/circular economy), that the students have been working on in the past three semesters.