More than Human Symposium
Partner Programme
13 Sept 2025
Architecture / Landscape, Industrial & Product Design, Multi-Disciplinary Design, Service Design, Materials
13 Sept11:00—17:00
Join designers, architects, artists and researchers in a symposium that explores our creative relationship to non-human life and our responsibility to design for animals, environments and landscapes in order to help our planet thrive.
Take a deeper dive into the radical thinking and ground-breaking research featured in Design Museum’s More than Human exhibition, as we ask: Why has design traditionally only focused on the needs of humans, when we exist alongside billions of animals, plants and other living beings? And who are the designers and researchers who are already working to shift perspectives and practices towards collaborating with the natural world? Highlights include: an appeal to More than Human thinking by philosopher Emanuele Coccia; conversations on storytelling and sustainability with artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg; an architectural panel with Lucia Pietroiusti, Andres Jaque and Paulo Tavares; a performance from artist Marcus Coates; and an interactive session led by systems designer Phoebe Tickell. The event is hosted and chaired by the co-curators of the More than Human exhibition at the Design Museum: Justin McGuirk, Director of Future Observatory, and Rebecca Lewin, Head of Curatorial Programme at Future Observatory. Tickets include all-day access to the symposium and entry to the More than Human exhibition. Lunch is not provided, but the museum has a Design Cafe (Ground Level) and Design Kitchen (Level 2) open following the museum's opening hours.
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