Mariana Pestana

Exploring the radical potential of fiction as a tool for social change through speculative design, afro-surrealism, critical fabulations and alternative pedagogies.

Prototyping the Otherworldly

Fiction Practice

Design as the practice of care and empathy The task of designers is often to connect us with one another but also with the world around us, with other species, with the planet: in other words, to practice empathy. In this book, readers will find both utopian propositions and practical solutions for reinterpreting and reconnecting with the world around them, taking food as a key medium of encounter. Contributors include: Ekin Ozbicer, Mariana Pestana, Susan Lanzoni, Naz Sahin, Billie Muraben, Sumitra Upham, FRAUD, Luigi Coppola and Vivien Sansour and Pelin Tan, Aslıhan Demirtas, Black Athena Collective, theOtherDada, TiriLab, Counterspace, Anna Puigjaner (MAIO) with Alina Abouelenin, Asli Uludag, Dele Adeyemo, Young Curators Group, Eylül Senses, Ulya Soley, Nur Horsanali, Studio Ossidiana, Orkan Telhan + elii, Ibiye Camp, Ben Thorp Brown, Paula Gaetano Adi, Meriem Bennani, Calum Bowden, Jawa El Khash, Emmy Bacharach, Alice dos Reis, Macedo Cannat and Future Anecdotes.

Raymond Depardon: Communes

Kieran Long

Rory Hyde

Design will play an ever-increasing role in every aspect of our future. From our DNA to the cosmos, from our planet to our desks, our futures will be mapped by the objects we use and the people who build them. 'The Future Starts Here' examines the cutting edge of technology and how it shapes our everyday lives. Looking at real objects being developed today - including a UAV (or drone) built by Facebook to beam the internet down from space, and a robot developed by UC Berkeley that will do the laundry - expert authors show how design and technology impact every level of life, from sub-microscopic aspects of the human body to the entire planet. The staggering developments featured here are all happening now, and we all have a say in how they will shape our future.

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