Designing in Entanglement - Inspire Talks #30
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“Inspire Talks” is a talk event series that introduces cutting-edge research and design practices.
For its 30th edition, DLX Design Lab Co-Director Federico Trucchia will be joined by Lukas Franciszkiewicz, Head of the Industrial Design graduate program at the Zurich University of the Arts, for a session titled “Designing in Entanglement.”
Humans, plants and animals, materials, technologies, and institutions - we exist in constant entanglement with one another. Rather than standing outside these systems as problem-solvers, what does it mean to design from within them?
Beginning with this provocation, the session will explore how design can be practiced as a situated, relational act within shared ecosystems of human and non-human actors. The event will take the form of an open conversation between the speakers.
▼Date and Time: Friday, March 13, 2026, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
▼ Recommended for people like this
Designers, researchers, and students interested in design, ecology, and technology
▼ Timetable
18:15 - Registration begins
18:30 - Talk session starts
19:30 - Q&A
~20:00 - Networking
▼ Participation Fee: Free
TIB app is required to get in the venue, so please make sure to have your TIB app ready prior to the event (TIB member app : here)
▼ Registration & Event Details : Peatix : https://designing-in-entanglement.peatix.com/view
▼ Language: English
▼ Venue
Tokyo Innovation Base Square2 (1F)
3-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
▼ Speakers
Federico Torcia Co-Director, DLX Design Lab Federico Trucchia is a designer and researcher currently working at DLX Design Lab, where he also serves as Co-Director of the Kashiwa branch. His work focuses on startups operating at the intersection of design and R&D.
Born in Italy, studied Industrial Design in Florence and later completed an MA in Design Products at the Royal College of Art in London. Between these two programs, Federico co-founded Fattelo!, a startup focused on open-source design. He then worked at ROLI, contributing to novel musical instruments, and later as a Senior Designer in the Strategy group at Arrival, developing commercial electric vehicles.
Projects he has worked on have received international recognition, including the Seaboard Rise (iF Design Award), 02 Noctambula (Core77 Design Award), and 01 Lamp (Triennale di Milano). Lukasz Francisgiewicz Head of MA Industrial Design, Department Design, Zurich University of the Arts Lukas Franciszkiewicz is the Head of MA Industrial Design at Zurich University of the Arts. He studied Industrial Design at Muthesius Academy in Kiel and later joined the Design Interactions department at the Royal College of Art in London. After his studies, Lukas helped establish Takram’s first international studio in London, leading design direction for a wide range of innovation projects. He has worked with global clients such as Sony, Toyota, Google, Swiss Air Lines, and the MIT Media Lab, exploring future trajectories and developing new concepts, products, and services.
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We look forward to your participation!
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