On tables, carnivores and kitchen stories.
As a homo-carnivorous species, we debated the power and politics of food as social actions. We met with designers who use bacteria to think through the future; all of which while you learn the process of creating absinthe.
Homo Sapiens, I Hear You seeks to unravel new perspectives on what motivates us and explore whether the modern practice of design addresses our essential needs - from the most basic functions (eating, sleeping, etc.) to the more fulfilling (self-improvement, practicing sports).
Our February Seminar is SOLD OUT.
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
Artist and designer specializing in synthetic biology and biodesign.
Mark Greenfield.
Founding Artistic Director of The Faux-Real Theatre Company.
Jillian R. Cavanaugh.
Professor of Anthropology & Archaeology at Brooklyn College.
LinYee Yuan.
Founder of MOLD - an editorial platform about designing the future of food.
Kevin Herson.
Co-founder, Doc Herson's Absinthe - the first absinthe distillery in NYC.
Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun is a designer of extreme experiences that aims to bring the sublime to life. Dubbed the “Willy Wonka of Design,” Ben Hayoun is an award-winning French designer and filmmaker who creates multi-dimensional experiential projects at the intersection of science, theatre, politics and Design. Wired awarded her their inaugural Innovation Fellowship in 2014, and Icon magazine, Dezeen and Creative Review recognized Dr. Ben Hayoun as one of the top 50 designers 'shaping the future' for her pioneering “total bombardment” design philosophy.
Her laboratory, NBH Studios, is on a mission to bring chaos to the world; she is the founder and director of the International Space Orchestra the world’s first orchestra of NASA space scientists and astronauts; and most recently she founded the University of the Underground, a subversive tuition-free educative and cultural programme that is on course to modify the status quo in public institutions and academia.
