DesignMatters is organizing its second conference on April 20, this time in Barcelona. The conference and roundtable «Diversity in Design Research. Good Practices and Open Resources» will take place at BAU, College of Arts and Design of Barcelona both in person and online.
The conference is an early dissemination event to discuss issues related to the Erasmus+ project “DesignMatters: Nurturing Inclusive and Innovative Design Research”, which has the goal of promoting inclusion, diversity, and innovation in doctoral education in design.
By developing shared methods and standards for PhD programs across Europe, it aims to tackle the challenges of inequality in higher education. Through fostering collaboration among academia, civil society, and local communities, the initiative seeks to bridge academic research with real-world needs.
To access the conference in any of its possible ways it is mandatory to register. You can find all the information below.
Registration form
Venue:
BAU, College of Arts and Design of Barcelona. C/ Pujades, 118, 08005 Barcelona (Spain)
Sala Polivalent (Polivalent room)
Online:
The link will be sent to all registered participants before the conference.
Programme:
13:15 Welcome and registration
13:30 Informal lunch
14:30 – 15:30 DesignMatters: Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in Research and Training in Design. Program presentation
15:30 – 16:10 Emilio Rossi – Associate Professor in Design, Department of Architecture, «Gabriele d’Annunzio» University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
16:10 – 16:50 Nina Paim – Publisher, Bikini Books.
16:50 – 17:30 Marco Guadarrama – Designer, PhD Candidate in Design Research, RMIT, Multicultural Inclusion Lead, IKEA.
17:30 – 17:50 Coffee break
17:50 – 19:10 Roundtable with civil society
Rafa Marcos Mota (El Palomar)
Silvia Albert Sopale (Periferia Cimarronas, Festival Black Barcelona and Tinta Negra)
Camila René Maggi (Autofabricantes)
Nyangala Zolho (Policy Learning Designer)
19:10 – 19:45 Q&A
Coffee breaks and lunch break provided at the venue.
All sessions include ample time for questions – join the discussion!
Cumulus is a partner of the DesignMatters project togehter with RMIT University, BAU, Centre Universitari d’Arts i Disseny, Sapienza Università di Roma and Universidade Lusófona – Centro Universitário Lisboa and Itinerari Paralleli.
