Convivial Studio – THE EXPERIENTIAL TECHNOLOGISTS

THE PROBABLE UNIVERSE. PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT KLEBENOW

Convivial Studio is an experimental design studio focused on creating ‘emotionally engaging experiences with an element of wonder.’ Co-founded by creative technologist Paul Ferragut and designer Ann-Kristin Abel, the London-based studio works across the platforms of design, technology, fashion, and art. Much of the work that comes out of the studio deals with the ‘phygital’ […]

Augmented Empathy Through Design Can Connect Profoundly

Clouds over Sidra by Within, a VR experience that tells the story of a 12-year-old girl living in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan

We are now able to engage empathy through design, allowing us to literally walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. The design is being used as a tool to connect us profoundly, in a way that no other form of media can achieve. Both visually and through sensorial distortion, new devices are able to temporarily […]