The scarcity of resources, climate change, and the digitalization of everyday life are fuelling the economy of swapping, sharing, and lending—all of which are in some way linked to a culture of commoning. In this context, we understand commons as community-based processes that use, collectively manage, and organize generally accessible resources—referring to both goods and knowledge. Commons in Design explores the meaning and impact of commons—especially knowledge-based peer commons—a...

Over the last few decades the term ‘bootlegging’—a practice once relegated to smugglers and copyright infringers—has become understood as a creative act. Debates about homage, appropriation, and theft that are common in the art world, are now being held in the spheres of corporate branding, social media, and the creative industry as a whole. Today, bootlegging has become fetishized as an aesthetic in and of itself, influencing everything from underground record labels to DIY T-shirts,...

Sensing Earth states that our environmental issues are in the

first place a matter of culture and aesthetics. Technology and

science are not enough to solve these problems.

Our globe is facing an escalation of ecological problems, with

no quick solutions in sight. We seem to be caught in a spiral

of health issues, burnout, sensory overload, depression, and

somatic deprivation. Artists faced with these crises are looking

for ways to articulate the ongoing emergencies and explore

possible ways ...