About us
Critically Exploring Material-Driven Design for Planetary Well-Being.
From animated textiles to living materials, the Centre of Design Research for Regenerative Material Ecologies (DREAM) revolutionizes the way we understand, make, and live with emerging material technologies to restore planetary wellbeing.
Our established material-driven approach underpins our reinvention of how artifacts are designed and engineered, while regenerative perspectives guide our interrogation of the systems in which these artifacts are manifested and exist within.
The integration of this critical perspective across the diverse disciplines represented by DREAM unlocks the potential of materials across diverse ecological cycles, scales, and temporalities. By reimagining our relationship with organisms, materials, energy, and systems we seek to support biodiversity while cultivating ecological literacy, holistic worldviews, empathy, and care for the interconnected web of life that sustains and nourishes us all.
Central to our approach is the recognition that materials designed to support regenerative ecologies must accommodate the intricate web of life, acknowledging the intertwined cycles, scales, and temporalities of living and non-living entities. By embracing this complexity, our unique approach to materials design promotes a holistic understanding of sustainability, nurturing ecological literacy, empathy, and care towards all forms of life that enrich our shared habitats.
We advocate for the development of materials that transcend conventional boundaries, embracing dynamism and emergence to catalyze creativity and diversity in human activities, aligning with the principles of living systems. In this interconnected framework, every design choice, production method, and transformation process contribute to the vitality of the whole. By championing this ethos, we strive to cultivate ecologies that sustain and nourish life in all its forms, recognizing our collective responsibility as stewards of sustainable futures.