10 Sessions
60 Minutes
What’s waiting for you
01 Introducing Bea Brücker
Get to know Bea Brücker and her motivation to change systematic problems with biodesign
02 What will you learn
Bea introduces the topics she will talk about throughout this class
03 Challenges of capitalism & neoliberalism
Explaining why designers have a role to play for systematic change and they can create impact
04 Defining biodesign
What is biodesign and why should we use biomaterial
05 Designing biomaterials
Not every biomaterial is sustainable and why designing is much more than just being creative
06 The role of social communities
Understand the importance of local collaboration and its positive impact
07 Applying new fabrication technologies
Bea gives you advice on how to access and use new technologies for your design
08 Case study – Algae leather/h3>
Understand climate positive aspects of algae leather and how to work with it
09 Case study – Design x Activism
Guiding through her project Morphogenesis and showing how to use environmental issues as a source of inspiration to develop new solutions
10 Conclusion
Bea concludes how designers can impact our future through design
Bea Brücker
Bea Brücker is a biodesigner, researcher and artist. Her work has won numerous awards and explores the potential of biodesign as a tool for social, political and ecological progress in response to the climate catastrophe and increasing social injustice. Since completing her MA at the Royal College of Art she has taught the Bio platform of the MA Fashion programme and regularly works on multidisciplinary projects, for example with researchers from the Fraunhofer Society, with makerspaces or on theatre and film productions.
Your course
Bea is challenging current systems and shows how a circular biological approach within a post-capitalism model can be a solution to to lessen our environmental impact. You will learn what biomaterials are and how to use biodesign as a tool to make fashion local, accessible and transparent, while restoring ecosystems. She proves that design can help to develop alternative scenarios and discusses the role of future designers.
