The Rise (and Fall) of Design Anthropology
Design Anthropology has been around for more than a decade, yet has yet to fulfil its considerable potential. While highly influential, the question remains as why it didn't change the practice of design. This Colloquium will go briefly though the definition of Design Anthropology and ponder about its successes, potential and imaginary next step. In the end the speaker’s own imagination of Design Anthropology’s next iteration will be highlighted, which can be seen as a combination of social design and design culture.
Speaker: Jonathan Ventura, associate professor at Shenkar, where he coordinates the Unit for the History and Philosophy of Art, Design and Technology. He also teaches at the Department of Inclusive Design at Hadassah Academic College in Jerusalem and is a fellow of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art in London and a fellow of the PhD School of MOME University in Budapest. He specialises in Design Theory, Design Anthropology and Social and Medical Design. Jonathan is also co-founder and co-director of the Social Design Network. His latest book, co-written with Michelle Gal, is "Introduction to Design Theory" (Routledge 2023).
Introduction: Alvise Matozzi (Lecturer in Social Studies of Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino)