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My experience as DAFNE+ Ambassador 

This article is written by Jorge Muñoz Zanón, Dafne+ Ambassador and former MDEF student. Jorge shares reflections on his experience and how artists and designers are navigating creative technologies, the role of decentralised tools, and what meaningful digital engagement looks like today.

Emergent IdeasTake Action!Tech For Good
May 23

Action Research in the Making: Fab Lab Barcelona’s Academic Contributions

Fab Labs are increasingly becoming critical actors in research, not just as spaces for prototyping or education, but as infrastructures for applied, action-oriented research that responds directly to local needs while contributing to global knowledge production.

Emergent IdeasTech For Good
May 15

Running Water: Following the Flow in the Italian Alps

Each year, the Master in Design for Emergent Futures (MDEF) organises an immersive field trip as a research residency in an unconventional setting. Over the course of a week, participants engage in research practices deeply rooted in the local context, working hands-on with local communities, ecologies, and materials.

Emergent IdeasThe Class
May 05

A tarot deck for interspecies design

A playful tool created by Master on Design for Emergent Futures alumni to rethink biodesign ethics and collaboration across species.

Emergent Ideas
April 04
Design Dialogues I

Designing in Uncertainty: MDEF Design Dialogues I as a Playground for the Future

At the first MDEF Design of the year, students transformed the IAAC Main Hall into a living laboratory of emergent futures, speculative experiments, and radical prototyping.

Emergent IdeasThe Class
January 31

From Barcelona to Japan: A Vision for Circular Design in the Asia-Pacific

Meet Ryota Kamio, an MDEF alumni who is working with circular design practices in the context of the Asia-Pacific region.

Emergent IdeasMake Things
October 02
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