Scarcity and Power: The geopolitics of resource extraction
Global Design Forum
13 — 21 Sept 2025
Industrial & Product Design, Multi-Disciplinary Design, Urban Design, Materials
Great Hall
King's College
London
WC2R 2LS
Speakers
Will scarcity always fuel inequality or can design transcend it?
Tuesday June 10th 16:30-17:30 Behind every smartphone and electric vehicle lie hidden worlds of dwindling resources: contested mines, lithium deserts, and tonnes of e-waste discarded yearly. Will scarcity always fuel inequality or can design transcend it? Speakers include designer Mále Uribe Forés, who has curated the Chile pavilion at the London Design Biennale and explored started her ongoing project exploring mineral residues and local narratives from mining industries in the Atacama Desert as part of her 2019 residency at the Design Museum in London. Artist Shiraz Bayjoo, whose work often explores the intersection of colonial extraction and ecological erasure within enslaved and plantation landscapes of the Indian Ocean. Bridget Storrie, a postdoctorial teaching fellow at the Institute of Global Prosperity at UCL, whose research explores the global and geological impact of mining. The talk will be chaired by Dalia Gebrial, Lecturer in Geography and Social Justice at King’s College. Location: The Great Hall, King's College, London This edition of the Global Design Forum is supported by our Digital Media Partner, STIR. Should you have any access requirements, please contact us at rsvp@globaldesignforum.com to accommodate your visit.
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