Exploratory Papers
2025
Wednesday, August 6th
9:00 AM

A companion map for relational metadesign journeys

Hannah Jones, University of Wales Trinity St. Davids
Anette Lundebye, Regents University London
Mathilda Tham, Linnaeus University

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

A Designer’s Ethic: An Art in Balance

Akshaya Narayanan, Georgetown University
Anna Lathrop, Parsons School of Design, The New School
Lucas Vaqueiro, 3x3 Design

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Affect in more-than-human design practice: An anecdote-based exploration through dialogue

Daphné Hamilton-Jones, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, ENSAG, AAU-CRESSON, France
Anna M. Schröder, Malmö University, School of Arts and Communication, Sweden

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Anyone can put a sofa

Chenfan Zhang, Politecnico di Milano
Valentina Auricchio, Politecnico di Milano
Daniela Selloni, Politecnico di Milano

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Becoming compost: Fostering soil care through design practices

Annarita Bianco, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Citational justice in design education: Teaching/Learning relationality

Lisa Baumgarten

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Design for Longevity: A Relational and Systemic Perspective

Sheng-Hung Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Designing speculative probes: Narrating menstruation with cultural sensitivity and care

Canan Akoglu, Lab for Social Design, Kolding School of Design
Sofie Kinch, Lab for Social Design, Kolding School of Design
Linda Domke

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Designing with rural mobilities: Attempts at relational design

Sofie Holst, Kolding School of Design
Morten Krogh Petersen, Kolding School of Design
Mathias Poulsen, Kolding School of Design
Alexandra Lindek, Kolding School of Design
Maximilian Schmidauer, Kolding School of Design

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Equine equipment and relational design in horse-human intra-action

Synne Skjulstad, Kristiania University of Applied Sciences

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exploring Data Physicalization for Environmental Engagement: A Case Study on the Disposal of Contact Lens Blisters

Chengtian Li, Institute of Science Tokyo, School of Environment and Society
Daichi Tezuka, Loftwork Inc.
Xinru Zhu, Institute of Science Tokyo, School of Environment and Society
Salani Giorgio, Institute of Science Tokyo, School of Environment and Society
Kayoko Nohara, Institute of Science Tokyo, School of Environment and Society

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exploring haunted spaces of participation through justice

Annunziata Albano, Politecnico di Milano
Azeem Hamid, Estonian Academy of Arts
Agathe Malbet, Linköping university

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Knitting for a gnome and other spiritual kindnesses: Fabulating our way into relationality

Otto Rønnest, Delft University of Technology
Maja Riemann, Delft University of Technology

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Lighting a public thing? Organizing design things in public bureaucracy

Vildinge Christina, PhD Student HDK-Valand
Elena Raviola, Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Professor in Design Management HDK-Valand

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Linguistic hospitality: Thinking with language to reflect on positionality within more-than-human participatory design.

Weronika Kozak, Hasselt University
Liesbeth Huybrechts, Hasselt University

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Nrm-critical design as a path forward in the relational turn: Examples from a norm-critical exploration of the HBSC survey

Anna Isaksson, Halmstad University
Karin Ehrnberger, Royal Institute of Technology
Malin Björklund
Emma Börjesson, Halmstad University

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Pollino: A research-through-design approach to pollinator conservation

Kitti Butter, Moholy-University of Art and Design Budapest

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Relational Design for Remote Intergenerational Sensorial Play Experiences

Kristi Kuusk, Estonian Academy of Arts
Azeem Hamid, Estonian Academy of Arts
Zaur Babayev, Estonian Academy of Arts
Paula Veske-Lepp, TTK University of Applied Sciences
Nesli Hazal Oktay, Estonian Academy of Arts

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Relational design in healthcare innovation: Exploring a multi-site context

Kathrina Dankl, Design School Kolding Denmark, Lab for Social Design
Laura Aguado-González, Department of Engineering Design and Manufacturing, University of Zaragoza
Victoria Artigas, Fractal Strategy S.L., Zaragoza
Canan Akoglu, Design School Kolding Denmark, Lab for Social Design
Kasper Frank, Centre for Shared Decision Making, University of Southern Denmark
Marie Kremer, Design School Kolding Denmark, Lab for Social Design
Erika Renedo-Illarregi, Department of Engineering Design and Manufacturing, University of Zaragoza
Carlos Romero, Fractal Strategy S.L. Zaragoza
Yeray Sañudo, Department of Engineering Design and Manufacturing, University of Zaragoza
Jorge Sierra-Pérez, Department of Engineering Design and Manufacturing, University of Zaragoza

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Resisting Rationality and designing for being: in place, in time, and in networks

Martin Åhlén, Luleå University of Technology
Jessica Rohdin, Luleå University of Technology

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Seasonal design

Svenja Keune, University of Borås
Åsa Ståhl, Linneaus University

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Shaping Space and Forming Dimensionality through Origami Practice

Laureen Mahler, Aalto University

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Relational Designer

Michaela Honauer, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm | Nuremberg Tech

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Towards eco-social contracts through an entangled manifestation of digital litter

Seda Özçetin, Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå University
Ylva Fernaeus, Umeå Institute of Design & UmArts, Umeå University / KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Şeyda Özçetin, Hamide Design Studio
Larissa Pschetz, University of Edinburgh

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Toying with relations: Speculative toys for children and sustainability

Karey Helms, Stockholm University, Umeå University
Petra Jääskeläinen, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Sharon Lindberg, Stockholm University
Elin Sporrong, Stockholm University
Arjun Menon, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Meike Schalk, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Airi Lampinen, Stockholm University

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM