Industrial Design 2

Our course is called DESIGN INVESTIGATIONS. It’s for the curious and the critically engaged. It’s for people who want to face the complexities and uncertainties of our world head-on. It’s for the responsible radicals who want to challenge and change the world around them. It’s a place where people come together to design tools, experiences, stories and provocations that help to create a more hopeful and humane future for us all.

The course provides a rigorous education that uses critical thinking, investigative research, material prototyping and conceptual speculation to design objects, experiences, stories and systems. You’ll explore the designer’s role in dealing with real-world challenges, probing the limits of our current reality while addressing the future of design and its role within society, culture, politics and the environment.

Experts from across the world come to present lectures and lead workshops. Recently we welcomed theatre visionaries Rimini Protokoll, Sara Hendren, Amelie Klein and James Bridle, and past guests include Bruce Sterling and Lucy McRae. Workshops have included augmented reality, creative writing, and sound and set design.

Graduates have gone on to work for design consultancies such as IDEO and brands including BMW while others have set up their own businesses. Many are involved in curation, teaching and research. Past internships include L’Oréal, Atelier Iris van Herpen, Superflux, Biofaction and Studio PSK.