About Design X Other Species, MA - at IED – Istituto Europeo di Design

It is well recognised that human societies must protect the environment to safeguard themselves. Simultaneously, their active involvement is more vital than ever in consciously enabling the environment to flourish. This participation helps maintain ecosystem balance and enhances biodiversity and environmental sustainability, ensuring long-term development. In this context, it is essential to conceive and create in support of regenerative design by integrating ecological, technological, and social factors, along with their interrelations, as fundamental components of the process.

The Master’s Degree in Design X Other Species responds to this need by adopting transdisciplinary design as a cultural and ecological practice aimed at fostering conditions of coexistence for, with, and by other living species.

By introducing new perspectives on how we perceive the world, students are encouraged to identify shared paradigms, objectives, and values among the diverse species inhabiting and sharing the same environment. Through sustainable design, they contribute to transforming both urban and natural environments into opportunities for ecological innovation and interspecies coexistence. This approach aligns with the vision of DesignXCommons, which promotes sustainable design as the integration and regeneration of shared resources and the communities involved in these processes.

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