In March 2022, I delivered a talk called Boundaries where I discussed various uses of the word and how it relates to design and the commons. I introduced the practice of Design for Commoning – a transformative process attempting to change the economic system that the citizens involved are a part of. It’s a way […]
Sarah Macbeth
Making Natural Inks
Knowing the world through matter I have been fortunate to be given some funding via the Necessity Network to explore new ideas and interests beyond my MA Sustainable Design. Following on from my arts practice (including the making of Oak Gall Ink) in Commons Sense, I wanted to research the uses of localised materials (e.g. […]
Design as Future Making
Historically design has pushed humans further from nature and seen nature as utilitarian. As Tham states, design has been the instrument that distinguishes humans from nature.1 Today, designers are working on design with nature practices that help ‘people develop a sense of treasuring nature’.2 More importantly designers should be working collaboratively with other disciplines and […]
Speculating… from my lockdown window
During the first national lockdown I was set a project by one of our lecturers. The tasks was to create a single piece of work based on a view from a window. I chose to reimagine the view from my garden as a large-scale urban forest garden. The diagram below shows a 7 acre space, […]