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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 massey / laida 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
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
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