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StARTers with Dr. Tom Bieling March 30

Our series of StARTers online talks continues: Join us TOMORROW Tuesday March 30th for a conversation with design researcher Tom Bieling, connecting with us from Hamburg, Germany!

Live-streaming at 6pm Siena / 7pm Athens/ noon NYC. This online event is part of our series of StARTers LIVE, focusing on #accessibility and #inclusion in art and design.

Presentation in English.
https://www.facebook.com/161212727229067/posts/4551462468204049/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN3nN-wXGgc

Dr. Tom Bieling, is a Postdoc senior researcher and lecturer at ZfD – Zentrum für Designforschung (HAW Hamburg). Visiting Professorships and Lectureships worldwide. In his research he mainly focuses on the social and political dimensions of design, particularly on aspects of inclusion and exclusion. Research Fellow (Head of Social Design) at Design Research Lab / Berlin University of the Arts (2010 - 2019), previously at T-Labs / TU Berlin (2007 - 2010). Chief Editor at DESIGNABILITIES Design Research Journal, which he founded in 2008. Co-Editor of the book series Design Meanings (Mimesis). Founding member of the Design Research Network. He is a regular member of juries, research and expert committees (including the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Institute for Human, Ethics and Science) and author of numerous publications. He was elected Young Innovator of the Year by the Falling Walls consortium. His work, which has received several awards, is exhibited worldwide. Recent books: “Design (&) Activism” (Mimesis, 2019), “Gender (&) Design” (Mimesis, 2020) and “Inklusion als Entwurf” (Birkhäuser, 2019). 

For more information: www.tombieling.com

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