SERVICES

& ACTIVITIES

PROTOTYPING MORE LIVABLE CITIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE METHODS.

CRAFTING VALUABLE SERVICES AND EXPERIENCES THROUGH DESIGN RESEARCH.

CHALLENGING TROPES ABOUT THE WORLD TO COME THROUGH PLAYFUL INVESTIGATION AND SPECULATION.

PLAYFUL EXPRIMENTATION WITH PROGRAMMING, INTERACTIVITY, AND EXPRESSION.

INFO

Designer specialized in the creation of participatory experiences and digital storytelling.

Much of my work consists of providing the necessary structure for diverse groups of individuals to collaborate by formulating a shared vision, defining its guiding values and principles or planning out how to best bring it to life from research to prototype, to pilot.

Over the past ten years I have developed this practice at the intersection of design fiction, city-making, gamer culture and maker culture, greatly drawing from work of practicioners like Sara Hendren, Nicolas Nova, Taeyoon Choi, Jose Sanchez.

Outside of my professional activity, I've developed a real passion for small creative coding experiments. I've organized several hackathons on the intersection of crafts and creative code like Digikat, or Museomix India. And I keep a small online sketchbook over here.

Past clients: Bouwhulpgroep, Humankind, Quicksand, Pull Experience, Sterling Brands, International Rescue Commitee, Moatboat, Two Bit Circus.

Find my latest portfolio here ( 🗂️ )

TEACHING
EXPERIENCE

>> Guest faculty at École Estienne / Turfu Jam (2023)
>> Guest faculty at Leiden School of Urban
Studies / Workshop: Laan Van NOI Redesign (2021)
>> Guest faculty at L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique / Workshop: Designing for Precious Plastics in India (2021)
>> Guest faculty at UPES / Workshop: Introduction to Futures Thinking
>> Guest faculty at Anant National University (2020) / Workshop: Ahmedabhad 2050
>> Guest faculty at L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique / Workshop: Pune2050, Futuring in Fortnite Creative (2021)
>> Guest faculty at National Institute of Design / Workshop: Immersive storytelling in Unity
>> Guest faculty at Art Center College of Design / Workshop: Design Research 101 (2017)

ARCHIVES

Over the past couple years I have been experimenting with making my research efforts an open and collaborative process.

Being overwhelmed by the amount of newsletters I do not read I've instead created a Discord server, CYBERLOCAL STRATEGIES, where collaborators and I share updates of ongoing projects and references (which has gone a bit quiet but has a few gems!).

I have also started a dedicated Obsidian note collection that I am working on getting live.

Finally, you can find my 2016 to 2020 website here, and here the TUMBLR I ran from 2012 to 2021.

EXHIBITS
& TALKS

>> WeMe: I Create a Dream City! / Business Architecture Lab (2023)
>> What A Mess / Realities in Transition (2023)
>> L'internet des Chichas / the Hybrid Biennale (2022)
>> Multirêve Arlesois / Octobre Numérique (2022)
>> Using Fortnite Creative to Solve World Problems / Serious Play Conference (2022)
>> Agoravers workshop series / Gaîté Lyrique (2021 - 2022)
>> Le droit au temps dans la ville du futur / Institut de Recherche et d'Innovation (2021)
>> Quand Soudainement... / Plurality University (2021)
>> Kasuri Webinar: Maintaining Tradition in a Transitory World / CCD-NL (2021)
>> DESIGN IN AN AGE OF CRISIS / London Design Biennale (2021)
>> Alternative Futures / Kazerne Innovation Cafe (2020) >> Digikat / Self-produced (2020)
>> New Normal Act 2. / VVFA Podcast (2020)
>> Small Talk Big Questions / DRAFT 2020
>> Photo Sueding / Processing Community Day (2020)
>> Museomix Delhi (2019)
>> Hum2035 / BARBICAN'S LIFE REWIRED HUB (2019)
>> The Barricade / The Irregulars Art Fair (2018)
>> T_T_Table / Bay Area Maker Faire (2014)

URL.ESTATES

Haul.earth
Smalltalkbigquestions.today (UNDER MAINTENANCE)
Satisfiction.club (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Ever since discovering Arthur Schmitt’s ninjaflex.com, I have been looking to perpetuate the practice of owning little URL destinations and parking a dash of opaque playfulness in them. I did so fairly cautiously at first, with project microsites, but now it’s starting to get a bit out of hand...