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seetal solanki 


symposium participation:
saturday, october 9, 2021
keynote    11:55 - 12:15 pm
panelist   01:20 - 02:00 pm

bio:
Seetal Solanki is the Founder and Director of Ma-tt-er, a materials research design studio based in London, UK, and author of Why Materials Matter. Her work explores alternative methods of employing and implementing materials more responsibly across industry and education. Thus, creating a positive socio-economic impact which reveals the truth about how we live today and might live tomorrow. In 2017, she began teaching at the Royal College of Art, London, leading a platform on the Interior Design at the School of Architecture. Her focus is how materials can inform the identity of an interior space helping navigation and therefore providing a sense of purpose. During her time at Ma-tt-er, she has had the privilege to work with the British Council, IKEA/SPACE10, The Future Laboratory, Selfridges, DAZED, Iceland Academy of the Arts, The Design Museum London, Hyundai, NIKE, World Water Day and Politecnico di Milano.




















schedule

friday
10.08.2021
6pm-9:15pm

intro    06:00 - 06:10    intro: dean jonathan masseylaida aguirre
speaker  06:10 - 06:35    michael wang
speaker  06:35 - 07:00    nicholas korody
speaker  07:00 - 07:25    heather davis
break    07:25 - 07:30    break
keynote  07:30 - 08:30    keller easterling
panel    08:30 - 09:15    q&a: presenters + ann lui

saturday
10.09.2021
11am-2:30pm

intro    11:00 - 11:10    intro: laida aguirre
speaker  11:10 - 11:35    postnatural studies institute
speaker  11:35 - 12:05    new affiliates
speaker  12:05 - 12:30    seetal solanki
break    12:30 - 12:40    sofia pia belenki
keynote  12:40 - 01:40    jack halberstam
panel    01:40 - 02:30    q&a: presenters + meredith miller