"If we decenter the human, design is no longer a monologue of control. We are moving into a space of post-human imagination where we must ask what the material wants to become. It is not about what we want from the object, but about the trajectory the object is already on."
"These objects are active participants in our reality. When we look at infrastructures or machines as emotional carriers, we begin to understand their ecological and political agency."
Lonneke Gordijn, co-founder of Studio DRIFT, focuses on the intersection of nature, technology, and human perception in design. At Milan Design Week 2026, she discussed the role of non-human entities as emotional carriers, advocating for a shift from human-centered design to a post-human perspective. Gordijn emphasized the need to consider what materials want to become, framing the creative process as a collaboration with material agency. This approach challenges traditional design paradigms and recognizes the active role of objects in our environment.
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