DIGITAL RESISTANCE: A GLOBAL JOURNEY IN HUMAN AUGMENTATION
Hosted by the Digital Anthropology Lab, London College of Fashion, UAL, Digital Resistance is a one-day symposium conference bringing together artists, digital researchers, fashion designers, robotics experts, material science engineers and global entrepreneurs to explore emerging themes of digital materiality and technology-augmented lived experiences. This year’s event will focus on digital contexts of cross-disciplinary, global design from western and non-western perspectives.
This second DALab symposium has been developed in association with the Global Disability Innovation Hub Summit at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 13th and 14th July. London College of Fashion is a co-founder of the GDI Hub in collaboration with Stratford partners including University College London, Loughborough London, Sadler's Wells and the V&A.
When:
Wednesday 12th July 2017
Where:
London College of Fashion
20 John Princes Street
London W1G 0BJ
BOOK TICKETS HERE:
http://estore.arts.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/london-college-of-fashion/lcf-research/digital-resistance-a-global-journey-in-human-augmentation
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Dr. Mugendi M’Rithaa – President of World Design Organisation and Curator of Design Indaba Expo
Bart Hess – Artist and creator of Future Bodies - barthess.nl
James Turing – Director and Founder - Turing Trust
Alexa Pollman – Founder of Peut-Porter and MA Wearable Futures lead - Ravensbourne
Pete Trainor – Founder and Director of Human Focused Digital - Nexus CX
Dr. Bruna Petreca – Post doctorate researcher - Materials Experience Lab TU Delft
Lenny Naar – Prescribe Design Founder and Design Strategist – Helix Centre - Imperial College / RCA
Ben Fehnert – Co-founder and Director - Ctrl Group
Cher Potter – Senior Research Fellow, Design Futures - London College of Fashion
Kat Thiel – Designer at Peut-Porter
Matt Tusz – Co-founder and Director – Magnitude Innovations
+ more
PROGRAMME
Future Prosthetics - How the future human body is being designed with new digital design tools, new materials and advanced production technologies.
New Material Memories - Impact of new technologies and digital living on how we behave and make meaning of our physical and digital worlds.
Data Dystopia - Impact of the data on the way people design, live, interact and make meaning of their lives in the future.
Global Design Resilience - How design of future technologies in the non-western world thrives under a different set of constraints.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided on the day. Please note details are subject to change. If you have any queries, please contact Ruzina Choudhury [log in to unmask]
We look forward to seeing you in July!
www.digital-anthropology-lab.com/events/
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