The idea of Speculative Design has taken flight for Ben Bratton. Bratton explains its whimsical thinking, “Although impractical, it gives us a new way of thinking and new perceptions. It helps us to re-imagine and re-engineer the physical world.
Bratton continues, "It has no practical function other than to get one to think about conventions that govern the design of objects, spaces and systems.”
The three speculative design projects listed consider ideas beyond the ordinary. They involve problems to solve even though they are not real projects.
The Cloud Project involves a
truck that shoots sugar, flavoring, coloring, and cream into the clouds to
product a snowfall of ice cream.
The Fish Project farms
colorful fish that contain chemicals released from their bodies to neutralize
poisons in polluted water after a toxic chemical spill.
The Heart Project implants an
electric eel in the chest of a heart patient so in the event of a heart
attack the eel can shock the heart back to life.
Using creativity and speculative design, what type of project would you create?
Using creativity and speculative design, what type of project would you create?
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