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A podcast about the role of designers in all the worldwide disasters we face. Moderator Aynouk Tan talks with designers and design critics on essays they have written about their challenges and a possible future for design. The essays are published on our website, designerswrite.org.
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Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Wat is de relatie tussen armoede en design? Schrijvende ontwerpers Ritvik Khushu, Toni Wagner en Monja Simon gingen daarover met elkaar het gesprek aan, begeleid door moderator Aynouk Tan.
De eerste editie van Designers write 2023 vond plaats in Design Museum Den Bosch op zaterdag 7 oktober. In dit tweede deel spraken we met Ritvik Khushu.
De essays die we behandelden lees je hier:
RITVIK KHUSHU — (DIS)LOCATING DESIGN GLOBALISMS (NEDERLANDSE VERTALING)
MONJA SIMON & TONI WAGNER — THE MAINTENANCE OF EVERYDAY, A HUMBLING DESIGN PRACTICE (NEDERLANDSE VERTALING)
Over Ritvik Khushu
Ritvik Khushu is een Kasjmiri ontwerper en onderzoeker gevestigd in Den Haag. Uit angst voor vervolging in de jaren ‘80 ontvluchtte zijn familie Kasjmir, een land waar hij zelf nog geen voet heeft gezet. Verlieservaringen van land, van taal, van materiële werelden en afkomst zijn terugkerende elementen in zijn werk. Zijn onderzoekswerk verhoudt zich vaak tot dat van dekoloniale geleerden, zoals Rolando Vázquez, Arturo Escobar, Maria Lugones en Ahmed Ansari. Hij stelt daarmee intenties achter de moderne ontwerppraktijk aan de kaak, ook al doet hij dit voortdurend op zachtmoedige toon.
Over Toni Wagner & Monja Simon
Toni Wagner en Monja Simon zijn het duo achter Morgaestudio, een ontwerponderzoekspraktijk beïnvloed door hun arbeidersachtergrond en boerenopvoeding. Door zich het leren vanuit onzekerheid voor te stellen, geven zij stem aan mensen met doorgaans weinig invloed. Daarmee herdefinieert dit duo wat de ontwerper zou moeten doen, wil deze waardevol zijn in onze tijd. Zij benaderen de relatie tussen design en armoede dus vanuit een kritisch, sociaal-politiek perspectief. Zij richten zich op geleefde ervaringen, denkwijzen en strijd van mensen die in het nauw gedreven worden. Zo ontstaan nieuwe vertellingen voor publiek dat geïnteresseerd is in cultuur.
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Wat is de relatie tussen armoede en design? Schrijvende ontwerpers Ritvik Khushu, Toni Wagner en Monja Simon gingen daarover met elkaar het gesprek aan, begeleid door moderator Aynouk Tan.
De eerste editie van Designers write 2023 vond plaats in Design Museum Den Bosch op zaterdag 7 oktober. In dit eerste deel spraken we met Toni Wagner & Monja Simon.
De essays die we behandelden lees je hier:
RITVIK KHUSHU — (DIS)LOCATING DESIGN GLOBALISMS (NEDERLANDSE VERTALING)
MONJA SIMON & TONI WAGNER — THE MAINTENANCE OF EVERYDAY, A HUMBLING DESIGN PRACTICE (NEDERLANDSE VERTALING)
Over Ritvik Khushu
Ritvik Khushu is een Kasjmiri ontwerper en onderzoeker gevestigd in Den Haag. Uit angst voor vervolging in de jaren ‘80 ontvluchtte zijn familie Kasjmir, een land waar hij zelf nog geen voet heeft gezet. Verlieservaringen van land, van taal, van materiële werelden en afkomst zijn terugkerende elementen in zijn werk. Zijn onderzoekswerk verhoudt zich vaak tot dat van dekoloniale geleerden, zoals Rolando Vázquez, Arturo Escobar, Maria Lugones en Ahmed Ansari. Hij stelt daarmee intenties achter de moderne ontwerppraktijk aan de kaak, ook al doet hij dit voortdurend op zachtmoedige toon.
Over Toni Wagner & Monja Simon
Toni Wagner en Monja Simon zijn het duo achter Morgaestudio, een ontwerponderzoekspraktijk beïnvloed door hun arbeidersachtergrond en boerenopvoeding. Door zich het leren vanuit onzekerheid voor te stellen, geven zij stem aan mensen met doorgaans weinig invloed. Daarmee herdefinieert dit duo wat de ontwerper zou moeten doen, wil deze waardevol zijn in onze tijd. Zij benaderen de relatie tussen design en armoede dus vanuit een kritisch, sociaal-politiek perspectief. Zij richten zich op geleefde ervaringen, denkwijzen en strijd van mensen die in het nauw gedreven worden. Zo ontstaan nieuwe vertellingen voor publiek dat geïnteresseerd is in cultuur.
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Designers write. A podcast about the role of designers in the climate crisis and all the other worldwide disasters we face. Moderator Aynouk Tan questions designers about their profession on the basis of short essays they have written themselves. Participants in the third episode are the designers Lua Vollaard and Ruben Pater.
Trigger warning: This episode features an audio clip of the engine sounds of military drones, which may be triggering to people who have lived or worked in war zones.
Lua Vollaard
Lua Vollaard is a curator and writer with a background in visual culture, human rights research and photography. She is interested in the broad intersection of technology and ideology. Lua is a curator at Stroom Den Haag, holds an MA in Research Architecture from Goldsmiths University, and teaches image theory at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague and at the MA Critical Inquiry Lab at Design Academy Eindhoven. Lua Vollaard’s essay “Artifact Hypermuseum of Earth & Anthropocene Design” is a speculative approach to a future design museum located at – and consisting of – the crumbling and melting ice shelves of Antarctica. The text is analysed by our text curator Marjanne van Helvert.
Ruben Pater
Under the name Untold Stories, Ruben Pater creates visual narratives that support solidarity, justice, and equality. He is the author of the books The Politics of Design and CAPS LOCK. He graduated from the bachelor of graphic design St. Joost in Breda and the master of graphic design at the Sandberg institute in Amsterdam. Ruben Pater’s essay “A better environment starts with ourselves” discusses the pitfalls of sustainable design practices and invites designers to invest their time and talents to end the endless cycle of consumption and destruction. The text is reflected upon by our text curator Aminata Cairo.
Head curator Joeri Pruys reads excerpts from a political speech by Hans Wiebenga given in 1971 to the Dutch parliament. Wiebenga, leader of PSP (Pacifist Socialist Party) which would later became part of the Dutch greens, makes the case that the dogma of economic growth leads to the violation of human rights and the destruction of life on our planet.
Useful links:
- Essay “A better environment starts with ourselves” by Ruben Pater: https://designerswrite.org/essays/a-better-environment-starts-with-ourselves/
- Essay “Artifact Hypermuseum of Earth & Anthropocene Design” by Lua Vollaard: https://designerswrite.org/essays/artifact-hypermuseum-of-earth-anthropocene-design/
- Lua Vollaard's website: http://www.luavollaard.com
- Ruben Pater’s website: http://www.untold-stories.net
- Historical text: Speech at the 'Algemene politieke en financiële beschouwingen rijksbegroting 1972' (1971, excerpts) by Hans Wiebenga: https://designerswrite.org/historical-text/speech-at-the-algemene-politieke-en-financiele-beschouwingen-rijksbegroting-1972-1971-excerpts/
- Original publication of Hans Wiebenga's speech: https://repository.overheid.nl/frbr/sgd/19711972/0000216832/1/pdf/SGD_19711972_0000551.pdf
- More about Hans Wiebenga: https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llcz55yp/h_hans_wiebenga
- Moderator Aynouk Tan's website: https://aynouktan.com
- Text curator Marjanne van Helvert’s website: https://www.dirty-design.net
- Text curator Aminata Cairo’s website: https://aminatacairo.com
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Designers write. A podcast about the role of designers in the climate crisis and all the other worldwide disasters we face. Moderator Aynouk Tan questions designers about their profession on the basis of short essays they have written themselves. Participants in the second episode are the designers Trang Ha and Dirk Osinga.
Dirk Osinga
Dirk Osinga works as an independent architect and researcher. He graduated in 2010 from Eindhoven University of Technology with a MSc. in Architecture, Building and Planning. Earlier he gained a BSc. in Civil Engineering and Management. Since 2018 he develops his own independent architectural design and research practice STUDIOSINGA. Dirk Osinga’s essay “What design can’t do” is an urgent plea for more modesty in the design sector: solving the world’s problems should not be the task of the designer. Instead, Osinga posits, the aesthetic and pleasurable side of design should be foregrounded more often. The text is analysed by our text curator Florian Cramer.
Trang Ha
Trang Ha is a multidisciplinary designer and artist. She considers art something constantly uncertain and doubtful, always in the seek for other perspectives. By incorporating other disciplinary and inviting collaborations, she wants to unveil the complexity of the con-temporary and a-temporary scattered in the ever expanding (art) world. Trang finished her BA Graphic Design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (NL) in 2020.Trang Ha’s essay, “Of the wrap culture”, uses making and eating a wrap as a metaphor for a more communal, blended, and messy approach to design. Further reflection on the essay is given by one of our text curators, Aminata Cairo.
Head curator Joeri Pruys reads part of an essay by Constant, “Opkomst en ondergang van de avant-garde”, published in 1964 in literary magazine Randstad. Constant was a writer, designer and artists who predicted a future where automation would liberate us all.
Useful links:
- Essay “What design can't do” by Dirk Osinga: https://designerswrite.org/essays/what-design-cant-do/
- Essay “Of the wrap culture” by Trang Ha: https://designerswrite.org/essays/of-the-wrap-culture/
- Historical text: “Opkomst en ondergang van de avant-garde” (1964, excerpt) by Constant: https://designerswrite.org/historical-text/opkomst-en-ondergang-van-de-avant-garde-1964-excerpt/
- Dirk Osinga’s studio’s website: https://www.dirkosinga.net
- Trang Ha’s website: https://tranghas.work
- More about Constant: https://stichtingconstant.nl
- Moderator Aynouk Tan's website: https://aynouktan.com
- Text curator Florian Cramer’s website: http://floriancramer.nl
- Text curator Marjanne van Helvert’s website: https://www.dirty-design.net
- Text curator Florian Cramer’s website: http://floriancramer.nl
- Text curator Aminata Cairo’s website: https://aminatacairo.com
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Designers write. A podcast about the role of designers in the climate crisis and all the other worldwide disasters we face. Moderator Aynouk Tan questions designers about their profession on the basis of short essays they have written themselves. Participants in the first episode are the designers Klara Debeljak and Silvio Lorusso.
Klara Debeljak
Klara Debeljak is an Amsterdam-based researcher, artist and designer. She has a BA in Psychology from Charles University in Prague, where her focus was on the various effects of digitalization on society and the morphing concept of community. These topics continue to constitute the core of her work, in particular intimacy and identity in the digital sphere and the role of a citizen. Currently, she is in the Gerrit Rietveld Academie studying Graphic Design. She has had exhibitions in Ljubljana, Prague, Amsterdam and Morocco. Klara Debeljak's essay, "Theory of the Chrono-Ghettos", is a first-person wake-up call from Time itself and reflects on how time and capitalist structures are intertwined. Further reflection on the essay is given by one of our text curators, Florian Cramer.
Silvio Lorusso
Silvio Lorusso is a writer, artist and designer based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In 2018 he published his first book entitled "Entreprecariat". He is an assistant professor and vice-director of the Centre for Other Worlds at the Lusófona University in Lisbon. Lorusso holds a Ph.D. in Design Sciences from the Iuav University of Venice. Silvio Lorusso's essay, "Against design synthesis", asks the question: are designers universal problem solvers crucial in dealing with the global crises we face? The text is analysed by our text curator Marjanne van Helvert.
And head curator Joeri Pruys reads a text from the book “Dingen Vormen Mensen” (1972) by design critic Simon Mari Pruys, a seminal work by one of the Netherlands’ most influential design critics.
Useful links:
- Essay “Theory of the Chrono-Ghettos” by Klara Debeljak: https://designerswrite.org/essays/theory-of-the-chrono-ghettos/
- Essay “Against design synthesis” by Silvio Lorusso: https://designerswrite.org/essays/against-design-synthesis/
- Historical text: “Dingen vormen mensen” (1972, excerpt) by Simon Mari Pruys: https://designerswrite.org/historical-text/dingen-vormen-mensen-excerpt/
- Klara Debeljak’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klara.deb/
- Silvio Lorusso’s website: https://silviolorusso.com
- More about Simon Mari Pruys (Dutch): https://www.designhistory.nl/2009/eigenzinnig-en-controversieel-de-criticus-simon-mari-pruys-deel-1/
- More about Victor Papanek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Papanek
- Moderator Aynouk Tan's website: https://aynouktan.com
- Text curator Florian Cramer’s website: http://floriancramer.nl
- Text curator Marjanne van Helvert’s website: https://www.dirty-design.net