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Monday 07 April

A curated series of discussions presented by the Master programme of DAE during Milan Design Week 2025

DAE questions the ethics of materialization in an era of environmental and social injustice. Learning by doing is central to DAE’s design philosophy, but what does this mean in a world of limited resources? Are there alternative ways to prototype? What are the politics of materiality when these prototypes become products in an unequal world? Speakers include Afaina de Jong (Head of MA Contextual Design and founder of AFARAI), Dace Sūna (2023 MA Contextual Design alumna), and current DAE student Sade Ekwedike.

 

12:00 - 12:30 | Talk by Theophile Blandet

12:30 - 13:00 | Talk by Swedish Girls

14:30 - 15:00 | Lecture by Afaina de Jong

15:00 - 15:30 | Talk by Dace Suna

15:30 - 16:00 | Talk by Sade Ekwedike

16:00 - 17:00 | Panel Discussion - Are We Going in Circles? Material Culture 

Speakers: Afaina de Jong (Head of Contextual Design), Dace Sūna (Alum Contextual Design), Sade Ekwedike (Student Contextual Design), Cecilia Casabona (Alum Critical Inquiry Lab)

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Event date

Monday 7 April 2025 - 10 April 2025

Location

Alcova Milano, Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 48, 20814 Varedo MB, Italy


Panel discussions moderated by Ilse Meulendijks (Head of Masters at DAE)