ABSTRACT
Undesign brings together leading artists, designers and theorists working at the intersection of art and design. The text focuses on design practices, and conceptual approaches, which challenge the traditional notion that design should emphasise its utility over aesthetic or other non-functional considerations. This publication brings to light emerging practices that consider the social, political and aesthetic potential of "undesigning" our complex designed world. In documenting these new developments, the book highlights the overlaps with science, engineering, biotechnology and hacktivism, which operate at the intersection of art and design.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 3|16 pages
The un-designability of the virtual
Design from problem-solving to problem-finding
chapter 4|15 pages
Critical operationality
Energy and Co-Designing Communities (ECDC) by the Interaction Research Studio (IRS), Goldsmiths, London (2010–2014)
chapter 7|12 pages
Speculative design as research method
From answers to questions and “staying with the trouble”
chapter |15 pages
Hacking the semiosphere
The Ad Hoc Atlas: a manifesto as manifestation of undesign, V5.3: an exercise in reflexive (and recursive) design practice about design by design
