Public defense by Luis Vega

MA Luis Vega will defend his doctoral thesis on November 15, 2024, at noon. The defense will be held in Lecture Hall H304 (Otakaari 1, Espoo) and via zoom.

Thesis title

Thinking with people and pots: A practice-led design study of sociomaterially distributed thought processes

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The thesis employs three pottery-based design experiments to illustrate the entangled becoming of thinking and making, individuality and collectivity, and sociality and materiality in collaborative and distributed research settings.

Candidate
MA Luis Vega
Aalto University, Department of Design

Opponent
Professor Jamer Hunt
The New School, Parsons School of Design

Custos
Professor Maarit Mäkelä
Aalto University, Department of Design

Date and time
Friday, 15.11.2024, 12:00

Event language(s)
English

Venue
Otakaari 1, Lecture Hall H304
& online via zoom:

https://aalto.zoom.us/j/63817455512

Public defense announcement

This practice-led design study expands the image of the designer-researcher pursuing an individually framed project and employing self-reflective methods. By inviting other practitioners to explore shared modes of ‘thinking through making,’ Luis Vega illustrates what happens when the boundaries of one’s creative practice are socially and materially reconfigured. The result is a novel approach to investigating how individuals and things become entangled in collaborative and distributed design situations, providing adequate tools to navigate this entangled space from within and maintain analytical clarity. Thinking with People and Pots offers a mind-opening perspective for anyone aiming to integrate practice and research. Through the lens of three pottery-based design experiments staged to provoke unanticipated forms of sociomaterial negotiation, the study invites readers to interrogate established research methods and reassess preconceived ideas about practice.

The thesis will be available for public display 10 days prior to the defense here.
Doctoral theses published by the School of Arts, Design and Architecture are available at Aaltodoc.

Contact information: luis.vega[at]aalto.fi

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