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Aug 23

Fraying the matrix: A Cyberlocal Dreams post-mortem (PART III)

In August 2020, I moved to Eindhoven, bringing six months of lockdown spent in Delhi to a close. Not sure what to expect coming to the Netherlands (I moved there for personal rather than professional reasons), I dedicated my first year there to meeting and collaborating with new practitioners, voices…

Digital Twin

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Fraying the matrix: A Cyberlocal Dreams post-mortem (PART III)
Fraying the matrix: A Cyberlocal Dreams post-mortem (PART III)
Digital Twin

12 min read


Aug 23

Fraying the matrix: A Cyberlocal Dreams post-mortem (PART II)

In August 2020, I moved to Eindhoven, bringing six months of lockdown spent in Delhi to a close. Not sure what to expect coming to the Netherlands (I moved there for personal rather than professional reasons), I dedicated my first year there to meeting and collaborating with new practitioners, voices…

Participatory Design

12 min read

Fraying the matrix: A Cyberlocal Dreams post-mortem (PART II)
Fraying the matrix: A Cyberlocal Dreams post-mortem (PART II)
Participatory Design

12 min read


Aug 23

Fraying the matrix: A Cyberlocal Dreams post-mortem (PART I)

In August 2020, I moved to Eindhoven, bringing six months of lockdown spent in Delhi to a close. Not sure what to expect coming to the Netherlands (I moved there for personal rather than professional reasons), I dedicated my first year there to meeting and collaborating with new practitioners, voices…

Participatory Design

13 min read

Fraying the matrix: A Cyberlocal Dreams post-mortem (PART I)
Fraying the matrix: A Cyberlocal Dreams post-mortem (PART I)
Participatory Design

13 min read


May 12

WHAT A MESS, a tale of collaborative photogrammetry

The following text is a compilation of passages found on the archival website whatamess.city and the result of our latest collaboration between Pedro Gil Farias and I. The archive and associated instalation were first developed during the Realities in Transition residency hosted by V2_Lab for Unstable Media. PART I | THE PROJECT 🪨 — full…

Urbanism

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WHAT A MESS, a tale of collaborative photogrammetry
WHAT A MESS, a tale of collaborative photogrammetry
Urbanism

8 min read


Jul 25, 2022

The Agora Jam: Co-creating the Agoraverse

The following text was co-authored with Makan Fofana, and is written in the first person, from Makan’s perspective. …

Metaverse

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The Agora Jam: Co-creating the Agoraverse
The Agora Jam: Co-creating the Agoraverse
Metaverse

17 min read


Dec 29, 2020

A Journey Through HEL

The Haul Earth Ledger | From Consumer Culture to Maker Culture — Co-authored by Pedro Gil Farias | Project page: Haul.earth We want something when we don’t have it; We don’t take care of it when we have it; We only miss it when it’s gone. These three principles explain both our urge for over-consumption, our careless, mostly unilateral, relationship to the…

Repair

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A Journey Through HEL
A Journey Through HEL
Repair

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Nov 1, 2020

Balancing hype and accountability

I’ve been trying to write this debrief of my experience at Quicksand Design Studio for a good five or six months. It’s been a grueling process to both reflect and recall while actively seeking new employment and to “reinvent” myself. However it has undeniably helped me gain clarity on my…

Metrics

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Balancing hype and accountability
Balancing hype and accountability
Metrics

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·Jul 25, 2019

Automation & Design Sprints

Design sprints are a lot like particle accelerators. You get a handful of interesting profiles in a room, throw in some trends or insights from your research, and hope to get your mind blown. Or at least that is the intent. …

Design

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Automation & Design Sprints
Automation & Design Sprints
Design

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May 2, 2017

In Delhi

Since last Monday, seven days ago, I’ve been trying to become a functioning Delhi resident. This has made this week an especially eventful one during which everything that I’ve seen, I’ve experienced simultaneously as a tourist and as an aspiring resident. …

India

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In Delhi
In Delhi
India

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Jan 28, 2017

Researching Imaginaries

The other day I was invited by a friend and colleague of mine, Fernando Olmedo, to run a design research workshop in his class. …

Design

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Researching Imaginaries
Researching Imaginaries
Design

9 min read

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Hugo Pilate

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Design researcher trying to make sense of the world we’ve built for ourselves. hugopilate.com

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