Lecture Industrial. Design. Engineering. Week 1
Lecture by Ianus Keller and Bregje van Eekelen about the theme of week 1 of Understanding Design: Industrial. Design. Engineering.
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Lecture User X: Week 8
Lecture by Ianus Keller and Bregje van Eekelen about the theme of week 8 of Understanding Design: User X
How Wolves Change Rivers
George Monbiot explains what a trophic cascade is and how wolves change rivers.
History of ideas: Consumerism
Learn about the origin of consumerism, its drivers and its consequences.
Lecture Complex Systems Thinking: Week 6
Lecture by Pieter Jan Stappers and Ianus Keller about the theme of week 6 of Understanding Design: Complex Systems Thinking
Bauhaus in a Nutshell
A short introduction to Bauhaus, one of the most definitive design movements of the modern age.
This is part of The Open University series Design in a Nutshell. The questions at the end of each movie could inspire you for your seminar questions.
Powers of Ten
This short documentary film by Ray and Charles Eames investigates the relative size of things and the significance of adding a zero to any number. It illustrates the universe as an arena of both continuity and change, of everyday picnics and cosmic mystery.
Planned obsolescence
Learn how planned obsolesce is a part of consumerism and makes bad products with the goal of making money. But can it actually also have benefits?
Lecture The formalization of design
Lecture by Bregje van Eekelen and Ianus Keller about the theme of week 4 of Understanding Design: The formalisation of design
Vacuum cleaner & World Plugs
Ninth week, theme Norms & Rules. From 31 October to 4 November 2022