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Kris >< Krois

“Transformationsdesign. Wege in eine zukunftsfähige Moderne” von Harald Welzer und Bernd Sommer ist dabei, weil die Authoren präzise und eloquent Leitlinien für zukunftsfähige Gestaltung skizzieren. Dabei stellen sie zunächst die Entwicklung der Konsum- und Leistungsgesellschaft dar, ihre Auswirkungen auf Menschen, Gemeinschaften und Umwelt. Weiter geht’s dann mit einer kritischen Analyse bekannter Lösungststrategien und einer Argumentation wieso Green Economy, Inwertsetzung und technische Lösungsstrategien alleine nicht funktionieren werden. Fazit: ohne Reduktion und veränderte Lebensstile wird’s nicht klappen. Lebensqualität und zivilisatorische Errungenschaften müssen jedoch nicht geopfert werden – im Gegenteil. Wie das gehen kann zeigen die Autoren anhand examplarischer Design-Projekte, die vor allem auf Umnutzung, Wiederwendung, gemeinschaftliche Nutzung und anderen kreativen “Wertschöpfungen” setzen. Damit zeigen die Autoren konkrete Möglichkeiten, und üben nicht nur wissenschaftlich fundierte Kritik.

Ein ein Feuerwerk von Ansätzen und Inspirationen stellt Florian Pfeffer zusammen, in  “To Do: Die neue Rolle der Gestaltung in einer veränderten Welt” – eher Hypertext als lineares Buch. Der Autor vernetzt eine Menge spannende Beispiele von ökosozialen (Design)Projekten, verbindet damit Ansätze aus anderen Bereichen und versucht Methoden oder Strategien zu extrahieren.

Wie der Titel schon sagt, werden in “Werkzeuge für die Designrevolution. Ein Handbuch für zukunftsfähige Designstrategien” praktisch nutzbare “Instrumente” für Designer vorgestellt, von der DIY Ökobilanz bis zu Kreativmethoden. Gespickt ist das Ganze mit sehr prägnanten Texten, in denen Herausforderungen der Gegenwart mit Designstrategien in Verbindung gebracht werden. Eine dichte und doch lockere Lektüre mit großzügiges Layout, und schönen Zusammenspiel von Bildern, Grafiken und Texten. Essentiell. Entstanden ist das Buch am IDRV – Institute of Design Research Vienna. Es ist auch auf englisch erhältlich als “Tools for the Design Revolution. A handbook for sustainable design strategies“.

Mehr Buchempfehlungen haben wir von unseren vielen Gästen, die hier Vorträge oder Workshops gehalten haben. Wir bitten sie immer 3 Lektüreempfehlungen zu geben. Diese sind auf ihren jeweiligen Seiten zu finden, die über das Menü “PEOPLE” zugänglich sind (s.o.).

Was ist Ihre/Deine Empfehlung? Bitte im Kommentar hinterlassen.

Nina Kirst: Warum ist so ein Studiengang notwendig?

Kris Krois: Die Konsumorientierung bringt unsere Gesellschaft an ihre ökologischen und sozialen Grenzen. Es braucht neue Muster des Wirtschaftens und Lebens – und wir glauben, dass Designer hier eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Dabei geht es nicht in erster Linie um ökoeffizientere Produkte, sondern um Lebensstile, Werte und Politik im weitesten Sinne.

Weiter geht’s im kompletten Interview im Page Magazin.

nanotourism is a platform to research and produce participatory, locally-oriented, non-intrusive strategies as an alternative to the current environmental, social and economic problems of the booming tourism industries.

To get more concrete answers, join the DoD TALK, tuesday, 9th of June at unibz (F0.03) with architect and illustrator Silvia Susanna, who co-developing the BIO50}hotel during Biennial of Design of Ljubljana.

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What is degrowth? “By „degrowth“ we understand a downscaling of production and consumption in the industrialized states that increases human well-being and enhances ecological conditions and equity on the planet.” read on in “What does “degrowth” mean to us?“. This fits well to our upcoming Master in Eco-Social Design, which is not only about more eco-efficient products and services, but is striving for more social good and good life with less material goods. More about the Master.

The lecture and discussion will be in Italian language.It is organized and moderated by Prof. Susanne Elsen.

“snark – space making si occupa di design relazionale, di processi decisionali e di co- progettazione, percorsi partecipati e di comprensione di fenomeni complessi.”

What the hell does this mean? Come and find out:

By Design or by Disaster TALK: 26.5.2015 19:00 | unibz | F0.03

In 2016 we will set up a new professorship in Design Research. We are looking for a expert in Design Research, who wants to engage in transdisciplinary collaborations in the context of eco-social transformation. Teaching will happen in our project-oriented study programs, among others in the Master in Eco-Social Design (Glocal Design).

Requirements: habilitation (or equivalent) and/or professorship (or equivalent position). For more information please get in contact with us.

* after approval of the responsible bodies the formal call will be published

In 2016 we will  set up a new professorship in Sociology*. We are looking for a sociologist, who wants to engage in transdisciplinary collaborations with designers in the context of eco-social transformation. Teaching will happen in our project-oriented study programs, among others in the Master in Eco-Social Design (Glocal Design).

Requirements: habilitation (or equivalent) and/or professorship (or equivalent position). For more information please get in contact with us.

* after approval of the responsible bodies the formal call will be published

We are looking for a designer, who likes to engage in eco-social issues by the means of product design with particular attention on the fields of materials and production.

Deadline: June 8th. Find the official call here. In case you have trouble understanding the bureaucratic language and the procedure, please do not hesitate to ask for help.

At the Faculty of Design and Art of the Free University of Bolzano we will start a Master in Eco-Social Design (Glocal Design)* in the winter semester 2015/16. In this context we will open a position as a researcher and teacher with a 3-years contract (“ricercatore a tempo determinato / RTD”). You will teach in the master, and you will do design and “research by design” in projects, where design acts as a catalyst of eco-social transformations. We see product design and visual communication as a interdisciplinary catalyst of change. This involves a multitude of factors and is undoubtedly challenging. Therefore, we collaborate in multidisciplinary teams and we enjoy it.

Interested? Please get in contact with us. A PhD is a plus, but not required. More importance is given to the portfolio. Unconventional styles and autonomous thinking are appreciated. Additional competences in related fields are welcome, too, for example in design research, maker culture and technologies, engineering, environmental sciences and/or social sciences.

* after approval of the ministry (MIUR)

Deadline: June 8th. Find the official call here. In case you have trouble understanding the bureaucratic language and the procedure, please do not hesitate to ask for help.

At the Faculty of Design and Art of the Free University of Bolzano we will start a Master in Eco-Social Design (Glocal Design)* in the Winter Semester 2015/16. We are also building up a focus in Visual Journalism. For both we are looking for a designer, who likes to engage in both eco-social issues and information design/visualization/visual story telling. We will open a position as a researcher with a 3-years contract (“ricercatore a tempo determinato / RTD”).

You will teach in the above-mentioned master and you will do design and research by design in diverse projects, where design plays an important role to communicate issues of social, political and/or environmental relevance. We see design and visual communication as a interdisciplinary catalyst of change. This involves a multitude of factors and is undoubtedly challenging. Therefore, we collaborate in multidisciplinary teams and we enjoy it.

Interested? Please get in contact with us. A PhD is a plus, but not required. More importance is given to the portfolio. Unconventional styles and autonomous thinking are appreciated. Additional competences in related fields are welcome, too, for example in web design, motion graphics, user experience design, interface design or physical computing.

* after approval of the ministry (MIUR)