ALBERTO T. ESTÉVEZ, exploring the creation of bioluminescent plants
The public understanding of genetics —how we know it or how it interfaces with the society— and its application in medicine and science has changed during…
AUGER-LOIZEAU, questioning technology and its application in our everyday life
Speculative design, closely related to critical design, explores new roles for design in relation to the cultural landscape’s influence on existing and emerging technologies,…
LOREN KRONEMYER, exploring insect communication
Loren Kronemyer, an artist from Los Angeles based in Perth, focuses her work as a mean to bridge the language gap between humans and…
CHRISTIANA KAZAKOU, connectioning sound, psychoanalysis, and scientific theories
Christiana Kazakou is a multidisciplinary artist based in London. Member of Random Order collective her artistic work makes connections between sound, psychoanalysis, art and…
ELAINE WHITTAKER, the delicacies of biological embroidery
Elaine Whittaker, a bioartist based in Toronto, Canada, uses a wide range of media such as sculpture, installation or digital-images to create artworks that allow…
KIMA, blending geometric patterns, scientific research and music
Fractal art is a scientific and algorithmic form of art which lies in complex mathematical and physics concepts. It is composed of geometric patterns…
ZOE HOUGH, blending the boundaries between science, politics, society
Speculative designer and artist Zoë Hough is blending the boundaries between science, politics, society and art to stimulate debate and reflection around issues regarding…
LISA PARK, using brain-computer technology
The brain, which is the most complex and enigmatic organ in a vertebrate body, has the ability to send and receive signals…
MARTYNKA WAWRZYNIAK, the artist as both subject and investigator
Martynka Wawrzyniak is a New York-based artist who works in a wide range of media such as photography, video, performance, sculpture and installation. One…
MYLYN NGUYEN, collecting and recycling to build a fascinating world
Imagination and an open mind are two of the most powerful weapons of the creativity process and the artistic work of Australian visual artist…
POLLY PENROSE, decoding body language
Verbal communication is a human ability that involves sounds, signs and symbols. It helps us express ourselves but, what if instead of these sounds,…
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MARLENE HUISSOUD, recycling waste into new materials
Recycling waste into new materials and products is one of the most favourable actions that we are willing to do in order to be…
MIRIAM SIMUN, the implications of global warming and climate change
Miriam Simun is a research-based artist blurring the boundaries between art and social change: ecological, historical and technical. One of the central axis of her…
MEITAL TZABARI, how to develop a sustainable material made from pressed fallen leaves
I met Meital Tzabari —Israeli London-based furniture and product designer and maker— at the Designersblock exhibition during London Design Festival 2014. There she showed me…
ALEXANDRA KEHAYOGLOU, using raw materials to weave pastizales
My first exposure to Alexandra’s work was at Dries Van Noten Spring 2015 RTW Fashion Show. Based in Argentina and with an intense cultural…
LAURA DAZA, alchemic techniques and natural materials to manufacture pigments
Laura Daza is not only a designer and an artist but also a colour hunter and maker. Colombian-born but living and working in London I…
EFFIE KOUKIA, blurring the boundaries between art, health and edible products
Many everyday products —plastics, inks, vaseline or cosmetics— are made of petroleum, a fossil made up of refined crude oil which has a negative…
BRANDON BALLENGÉE, how humans co-exist with nature and alter the ecosystem
Amphibians, birds, environmental catastrophes, ecological destruction, extinct species and overfishing, are some of the themes that define the creative universe of Brandon Ballengée. With…
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ELLA BULLEY, transforming raw materials into crafted artefacts
Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) is a perennial grass cultivated to produce sugar and other raw materials. Most of us when we see the sugarcane think of…
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YAEL LEVIN, blending mechanical elements with jewellery
Yael Levin is a jewellery designer living and working in Tel-Aviv (Israel) who uses the human body as inspiration. Yael explores materials combining forms,…