The Crafting Futures Lab explores the future of crafts, crafts of the future and the design of futures. It was initiated to provide a place for research and design practice and education that inquire into the social, technological and aesthetic interactions of crafts and digital technologies. It serves as the central platform for associated teaching, research and collaborations.
We are opening the lab to the public for the fourth time as part of the Ars Electronica Festival, focusing this time on the diverse approaches and formats that have been created in the lab over the past few years: design as multiplier, design and the creation of design knowledge in interaction with materials and design in community with other living beings.
We showcase a collection of toolkits for novel approaches to technology and design teaching and release the open-source archive where they are now available. The presentation of artifacts provides an insight into current projects. Work-in-progress presentations provide an outlook on ongoing and future inquiries. In workshop and talk formats, we invite visitors to become part of the lab.
Events
Workshop – natürlich gefärbt with Katharina Mayr (AT)
5.9.2024 13:00–16:00
Language: German
Age: 10+
Location: University of Arts Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West EG at Crafting Futures Lab exhibition
Based on the ‘naturally coloured’ toolkit developed by Katharina Mayr, the workshop introduces dyeing with plants as a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional dyeing.
Crafting Futures Conversation – From the Relation of Fashion and Dust with Yuima Nakazato (JP)
5.9.2024 at 17:00
Language: English
Location: University of Arts Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West EG at Crafting Futures Lab exhibition
A conversation about the future of craft, the craft of the future and the crafting of futures.
Workshop – About Candies and Characters with Monja Hirscher (DE)
6.9.2024 13:00–16:00
Language: English/German
Age: 14+
Location: University of Arts Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West EG at Crafting Futures Lab exhibition
They make you happy or addicted, they are sweet but unhealthy, they are often given away and sometimes hidden. We delve into the ancient craft of confectioners and cook, pull, and pour candies which will shape our stories like in worlds of clouds and glass.
Crafting Futures Conversation – The Dynamics of Living Systems in Art and Design with Noor Stenfert Kroese (NL)
6.9.2024 at 17:00
Language: English
Location: University of Arts Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West EG at Crafting Futures Lab exhibition
A conversation about the future of craft, the craft of the future and the crafting of futures.