Artificial, in Conversation with Design Researchers in Residence
the Design Museum
Partner Programme
20 Sept
Multi-Disciplinary Design
13-21 September 2025
the Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High Street
London
W8 6AG
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Join Future Observatory Curator Abbie Adams and this year's cohort of Design Researchers in Residence – Christie Swallow, Hani Salih, Laura Lebeau and Neba Sere – in conversation about designing for the green transition, exhibiting research-in-progress and all things Artificial.
On the final weekend of the Design Researchers in Residence: Artificial exhibition (open until Sunday 21 September 2025), we are bringing together the four researchers and the curator to explore your understanding of what is natural and what is artificial.
Artificial is a culmination of projects by our 2024/25 cohort of Design Researchers in Residence, exploring the perceived boundaries between what is ‘natural’ and what is ‘artificial’ or made by humans. From London’s thriving parakeet population to the design of the humble Henry Hoover, the display interrogates the artificial relationships woven into everyday life and explores the ways in which design can help us imagine a future rooted in care, collaboration and coexistence.
Design Researchers in Residence is Future Observatory’s programme for emerging design researchers hosted at the Design Museum. Future Observatory is a national programme for design research supporting the UK’s response to the climate emergency. It is coordinated by the Design Museum in partnership with the UKRI Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
