DesignXCommons
IED Original Podcast
DesignXCommons is an itinerant podcast on design, sponsored by IED, that talks about intuition and virtuous ideas that can make things better. Matilde Losi hosts designers and extraordinary minds in a camper van to talk about fairer ways and worlds, to learn to navigate the complexity of our time in simple terms.
DesignXCommons sees design as a transformative platform capable of driving regenerative change for the betterment of society and the environment. It starts with something that belongs to all of us: education and shared assets.
DesignXCommons is an extension of the design thinking at the heart of the new Master of Arts courses.
Episodes
What is school if we accept knowledge as a planetary set of natural, human and technological elements beyond the boundaries of disciplines and the traditional classroom environment? Emanuele Coccia and Beatrice Leanza discuss how to rethink schools and institutional practices today, when the reference models of the past no longer seem valid.
How do you turn intuition into a project that captures desires and enriches the quality of your community’s interaction, be it outdoor or foodies? Designers and entrepreneurs Simon Beckerman and Yuri Kaban start with common sense, that instinctive perception that comes from carefully reading reality and suggesting alternative directions and design methods.
Is it possible to see the world in a different way? According to Sister Giuliana Galli and sociologist Michael Kaethler, it is possible to experiment with methods to test the thresholds of what we consider normal. In all of this, care is a fundamental tool that we need to acquire in order to help us deal with extremely awkward situations. Like love: we are obsessed with it, we consume it, and yet no one has ever studied it at school.
What is meant by Commons and Commoning? Massimo De Angelis, Professor Emeritus of Political Economy and Social Change, and Angela Rui, Head of MA Programs for IED Milano, reflect on the possibility of identifying new design methods that start from a few fundamental questions: why, for whom, what, when and how much do we produce, if we start from the assumption that we want to improve the quality of social and environmental relations?
How do we ensure that the solutions designed today do not become the problems of tomorrow?
Designer Marco Da Re and scientist Didem Gurdur Broo discuss how a systemic approach to design in transdisciplinary fields can push us beyond our comfort zone and open up new perspectives to think differently about the future.
How much do we remember to play every day? According to design historian Domitilla Dardi and architect Sabrina Morreale, play is a practice that requires concentration and conviction because through the time and space of play we experience and gain a better understanding of the world.
What new experiences can be designed through technology and new media? Sociologist Derrick de Kerckhove and transmedia artist Gregorio Comandini regard these tools as an interface between bodies and the world, reminding us of the importance of understanding how they work so that we can hack their operating models and avoid being designed by technology and its forms.
Guests
Matilde Losi
Host DesignXCommons podcast
Beatrice Leanza
Cultural Strategist, Curator and Critic
Emanuele Coccia
Filosopher
Simon Beckerman
Designer, Entrepreneur
Yuri Kaban
Graphic Designer, Creative Director co-founder of Rayon Vert
Suor Giuliana Galli
Co-founder of the non-profit organisation Mamre
Michael Kaetheler
Design Sociologist
Angela Rui
Design Curator & Head MA Programs
Massimo De Angelis
Professor Emeritus at the University of East London
Didem Gürdür Broo
Researcher
Marco Da Re
Design lead and researcher
Sabrina Morreale
Architect, researcher, educator
Gregorio Comandini
Transmedia artist
Domitilla Dardi
Independent design historian and curator
Derrick de Kerckhove
Sociologist
Credits
A concept by: Alessandro D’Annibale, Matilde Losi, Angela Rui, Laura Tabladini
Producer: IED - Istituto Europeo di Design in collaboration with Mambo Production
Project Manager: Laura Tabladini
Host: Matilde Losi
Editors: Matilde Losi, Angela Rui
Supervisor: Altea Leoni
Video maker: Matteo Bottoni, Francesca Teresa Quaranta
Producer: Emilia Apperti
Sound technician: Davide Del Monte
Video editor: Mattia Barbanti, Arnau González, Elisabetta Silva
Account: Francesca Maria Caroni
Music Composer: Stra - Michele Marchetti
Production Credits: Camillo Albanese, Sharon Malatesta, Jacopo Manganiello, Sabrina Radice
Special Thanks: ASD Agrisport Milano, Elisa Barberis, Francesca Castenetto, Città dell’altra Economia, Gianluca Danti, Vanessa Esteve, Fondazione Mamre Onlus, Alberto Iacovoni, Pino Maccaroni, Laura Negrini, Cascina Nosedo, Sara Rosati, Sowdenlight, Tommaso Rovario, Giacomo Soddu, Danilo Venturi, Paola Zini