The Materialities lab explores materials through ecology, technology, and culture, seeking sustainable and valuable ways of designing systems, objects, behaviors, and manufacturing processes. The group conducts future-oriented and science-based design research to enhance the quality of the relationship between humans and the environment. We aim to design material systems that bridge scientific research and society through design and technology.

News

Jan 2026 |

Lecture and Workshop with Harpreet Sareen
Materialities lab hosted a lecture and hands-on workshop with Harpreet Sareen (Parsons School of Design) on January 3–4, exploring post-anthropocentric interaction design and material-driven practices through Material Conversations and Liquid Logics.

Dec 2025 |

Exhibition: Alternatures at the 10th Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (Shenzhen)
Alternatures is exhibited at the 10th Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, opening on December 31, 2025, and running through March 30, 2026, at the Hetao Science and Innovation Centre, Futian District, Shenzhen.
More information is available here.

July 2025 |

Workshop: Materiality for Sense-making at Xiamen University
The Materialities lab ran a workshop on Materiality for Sense-making at the Institute for Creativity and Innovation, Xiamen University.
More information is available here.

May 2025 |

Tell Me Concrete Stories and Other Projects at the 24th Triennale Milano International Exhibition
The Materialities lab is showcasing Tell Me Concrete Stories alongside other ongoing research projects at the 24th Triennale Milano International Exhibition. The exhibition is open in Milan until November 9, 2025.
More information is available on the Triennale Milano website.

April 2025 |

Terraforms at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Terraforms is featured at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, under the theme Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective. The project is presented in the Arsenale, on view from May 10 to November 23, 2025.
More information is available on the Biennale di Venezia website.