Dominic Wilcox, Finger nose stylus
fictio (Lat.) forming, feigning
factio (Lat.) a making, doing
For the last hundred years, the human body has changed like never before. Research shows that we are taller, we weigh more, our bodies have different build. This way, human organism has adjusted to a variety of changes which we have been exposed to during the last century.
The issues that biology hasn’t addressed yet become a new ground for designers to explore. Mobile mini-devices, temporary prostheses and active implants are their response to the technological progress. These are also examples showing how much the design discipline has evolved. A wide spectrum of product, services and graphic design has been joined by creation of alternative scenarios and speculative solutions. Design is also a critical commentary on contemporariness – our lifestyle, ambitions and desires. At the same time, it disturbs our comfort of being a user, making us wonder if what we witness is design fiction or another step in the technological development.
'Design Faction' is part of Lodz Design Festival - selected as one of ten presentations proposed by external curators. The exhibition looks into 'change', which is this year’s festival main theme. It presents twelve stories that explore the space between design and science. The projects speculate on possibilities of the human body blurring the border between innovation and critical commentary.
Designers Include;
Studio Duho: Hina Thibaud & Olivia Decaris
Design Faction runs from 20 to 30 October during Lodz Design Festival.
Curated by Kasia Jeżowska.
In partnership with British Council.
