Thinking Design: Thinking of Space Musically

Monday 8 Jun 2026, 18:30 → 20:00 Europe/Berlin

ArtLab Foyer (Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik)

To grasp the epistemological potential of design, means to look at it in detail. Design practices can only be described as epistemic practices in specific cases, never in general terms. This is because there is a wealth of specific, situational, constantly reinvented design practices that lead to insights, rather than one single design method that brings about cognition. Using concrete case studies from design research, the lecture traces when, for example, textile bobbin lace techniques enable insights into aesthetic thinking, when sound design helps interpret chemical data, or when radical graphic design both understands and overcomes cultures of mourning…

The lecture will be held in English.

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