Subvert familiar interactions
between objects and humans.

Challenge and expand terms of engagement.

Make objects protagonists
rather than quotidian props.

Reduce distance.

Become a collaborator.

Allow a new-found intimacy to grow.

Find alternate ways of communicating through
design that breaks expectations.

Work between fact and fiction.

Release a grip on tightly held certainties.

Allow materials to become conductors of meaning.

Encourage interdependence and revitalization.





As we envision our futures, I advocate for us as human
beings to take a moment and slow down
to look back to our “yesterdays.”
Look at what we’ve done and what the past has left us.
Can we extract so-called “waste” as materials
to make a better present and future?