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 […]

Augmented Reality Fashion Projects by Kailu Guan, New York, US

Augmented Reality Fashion Projects by Kailu Guan, New York, US

They say you can tell a lot about a person from their clothes. If Parsons School of Design graduate Kailu Guan has her way, new outfits will have even more fantastical stories to tell. Guan, one of the vanguard of designers using technology to engage with textiles, has created a collection of womenswear styles enhanced with augmented reality. Her […]