25–27 March 2015 | Cambridge UK

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The 2nd Biennial Research Through Design Conference | 25–27 March 2015 | Cambridge UK
The 2nd Biennial Research Through Design Conference | 25–27 March 2015 | Cambridge UK
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General Chairs: Local Organising Chair: Programme Committee: Welcome and Introduction 5
Abigail Durrant | Newcastle University Tim Regan | Microsoft Research James Auger | Royal College of Art
John Vines | Newcastle University Richard Banks | Microsoft Research Conference Schedule Overview 8
Student Volunteers Chairs: Simon Bowen | Newcastle University Maps of the Venue 10
Submissions Chairs: Stage 1 Tess Denman-Cleaver | Newcastle University Miguel Bruns | TU Eindhoven
David Cameron | Goldsmiths, University of London Tommy Dykes | Northumbria University Rachel Clarke | Newcastle University Conference Eve Events 12
Nadine Jarvis | Goldsmiths, University of London Leon Cruickshank | Lancaster University
Abigail Durrant | Newcastle University Theo Humphries | Cardiff Metropolitan University Documenting the Conference 14
Communications Chair:
John Vines | Newcastle University Janine Hunt | Northumbria University
Simon Bowen | Newcastle University The Conference Dinner 16
Sarah Kettley | Nottingham Trent University
Submissions Chairs: Stage 2 Sarah Morehead | Northumbria University Day 1: Schedule 18–19
Justin Marshall | Falmouth University Conference Support: Sarah Pennington | Goldsmiths, University of London
John Vines | Newcastle University Becky Frost Graham Pullin | University of Dundee Day 1: Provocations, Abstracts and Events 20– 59
Abigail Durrant | Newcastle University Robin Hawes Anthony Quinn | Central Saint Martins, UAL
David Ingledow Tim Regan | Microsoft Research Day 2: Schedule 60–61
Exhibition Curators: Diana Nowacka Jon Rogers | University of Dundee
Richard Banks | Microsoft Research Selina Sutton Rebecca Ross | Central Saint Martins, UAL Day 2: Provocations, Abstracts and Events 62–83
Joyce Yee | Northumbria University Martyn Woodward Guy Schofield | Newcastle University Day 3: Schedule 84–85
Chris Speed | Edinburgh University
Documentation Chairs: Steering Committee: Caroline Till | Central Saint Martins, UAL Day 3: Provocations, Abstracts and Events 86–103
Jon Rogers | University of Dundee Jayne Wallace | University of Dundee Jayne Wallace | University of Dundee
Acknowledgements and Sponsors 104
Jayne Wallace | University of Dundee Joyce Yee | Northumbria University Joyce Yee | Northumbria University
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Welcome to Research Through Design 2015
It’s a great pleasure to welcome you to the being central to what they do and who they are. The
second biennial Research Through Design RTD format places designed artefacts at the centre of
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about the artefacts and processes of design as a form of and their research in the 21st Century. ‘Provocations’ – plenary talks to inspire and provoke work that was accepted, to Jayne Wallace and Jon
inquiry, and how these may be encountered by others In keeping with this aim, this year’s conference offers further discussion and debate on the conference Rogers for all their input to the event documentation,
to invite new ways of making, knowing, living and being. an eclectic programme of peer-reviewed work accepted themes. As such, Provocations builds on the progressive and to Tim Regan, Tess Denman-Cleaver, Tommy Dykes
The theme for the conference this year is 21st into both the exhibition and the archived proceedings. It introduction of debates at the Design Research Society and all the wonderful student volunteers for their
Century Makers and Materialities, with which we hope is a mix of bold, experimental, and in some cases, (DRS) conference in 2014. In keeping with this year’s support to event organisation. Also, we sincerely thank
to raise discussion and debate around designers’ provisional pieces. We have been greatly inspired by the focus on 21st Century Makers and Materialities, we our reviewers, who have committed considerable time
relationships to making things, and what this means in quality of this year’s submissions, especially considering have invited provocateurs who embrace hybrid and effort to provide helpful and timely feedback to our
light of emerging tools and materials. Certainly, ‘maker’ the infancy of the conference. At Stage 1 – where we identities across fields of design, and who are sensitive authors, and the designers who have supported us with
S identities have gained new significance in recent times, invited authors to submit abstracts and visual to pedagogical concerns surrounding the future of communications. Finally, we must thank those
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2015 aims to foreground emerging kinds of practice and through design, with authors representing fashion, particularly grateful to Justin Marshall, Nadine Jarvis and
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multiple, and diverse identities of design practitioners RTD 2015 also has an exciting programme of invited who have carefully put together the exhibition based on
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Conference Overview
A detailed schedule of presentations and events on each day of the conference follow, on: page 18 (Day 1), page 60 (Day 2), and page 84 (Day 3).
Conference Eve: Tuesday 24 March Day 1: Wednesday 25 March Day 2: Thursday 26 March Day 3: Friday 27 March
08:00–09:30 Registration 08:00–09:30 Registration 08:00–09:30 Registration
09:30–10:45 Welcome and Opening Address 09:30–10:15 Plenary Session: 09:30–10:15 Plenary Session:
Plenary Session: Opening Provocation Documentation of Day 1 Documentation of Day 2
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Map of the Venue: Ground Floor Level 5
Notes:All Plenaries, Provocations, exhibits and social Key: Exhibition Pieces
activities take place on the ground floor. ‘Pink’ Rooms of ‘Black Room’
Interest sessions are on Level 1, and ’Blue' and 'Black' Rooms Room of Interest Level 1
Ground Floor
of Interest are on Level 5 of the building.
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On the Eve of RTD 2015
In Cambridge, around the venue | Conference Eve | 16:00 onwards
For those arriving in Cambridge on the Ambulation
conference eve, we have a few social events Tim Shaw | Newcastle University
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Bettina and expressed on social media, forming a
Documenting the Conference
momentary fossilisation of RTD 2015 experiences.
Through these various endeavours we hope to
document and support reflection on those valuable
exchanges around people and their work that can easily
be lost once the conference event is over. Our longer
term ambition is to incorporate the documented
experiences alongside the online proceedings into an
A key feature of RTD 2015 will be the rich discussion that takes place around its presentation. experimental 'rich text' publication.
documentation of the unfolding conference Documentation at RTD 2015 will take a number
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the dissemination context. For RTD 2015 we've Android application available from the Google Play will host a making activity throughout the conference.
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Conference Dinner
Jesus College Cambridge | Day 2 | 18:00 onwards
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ROI: Pink Room Agi Haines | Understanding The Human Object: ‘If you prick us, do we not bleed?’
Day 1: Day schedule and Rooms of Interest presentations 11:15–12:55
Natsai Audrey Chieza et al. | Design in the Age of Living Technology
Making Real
Mike Thompson et al. | FATBERG: Chapter 1
08:00–09:30 Registration ROI: Pink Room Susana Cámara Leret | Kindred Spirits: Smell fictions and performative design research
14:00–15:40
09:30–10:45 Plenary Session: Main Auditorium Experiential Liz Edwards et al. | Walking Off The Garden Path: A design journey
Welcoming Address: Abigail Durrant & John Vines Engagement Jeroen Peeters et al. | Reflections on Designing for Aesthetic Engagement
Opening Provocation:Nelly Ben Hayoun
ROI: Blue Room Carole Collet et al. | Botanical Fabrication
11:15–12:55
10:45–11:15 Morning Break Jane Scott | Mutate: The evolution of a responsive knit design system
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