A Solar(punk) End of Year

Hi everyone, Kevin here.

2023 is coming to an end and that's a great opportunity to close it properly. As discussed during our last virtual chalet session, I didn't have the opportunity to present Solarpunk, the design principles and to open a space for a discussion.

So here you are served with two upcoming events 😉👇

Let's celebrate together! 🎉

1. What can designers learn from Solarpunk? 🌱

SolarPunk is relevant to designers for its optimistic hybridisation and a sense of “finding back a form of purpose and meaning”.

In this talk, we will dive into Solarpunk narratives, what they are made of and where they come from. We will come to a set of principles derived from these narratives that designers can harness in their process.

2. Virtual Chalet: A Solar(punk) End of Year ❄️

It is snowing outside. the bio-generator fireplace warms and lightens up the room. Our cosy virtual chalet, on the outskirts of the greenhouse town and built around the magnificent pine tree, is dressed for the celebrations and your host, Kevin, is preparing the Swiss raclette with the solar-powered hoven. Let's celebrate this end of the year together!

Under the tree, we've got some special treats:

• Summary of Solarpunk and design principles
• Island mapping exercise
• Raclette discussion ;)
• 2024 on the horizon

[Edit] Watch the recording of this session here:

[Replay] What can designers learn from Solarpunk?

Hi everyone, Sorry for not publishing anything since the beginning of 2024, this has been a hectic few months and difficult to find time to focus and organise. Anyway, the end of last year was all about Solarpunk and I recently managed to (finally) publish the recording of our last

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What can designers learn from SolarPunk?

SolarPunk is relevant to designers for its optimistic hybridisation and a sense of “finding back a form of purpose and meaning”. Let’s understand how.This is…

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Thanks for reading!

Kevin from Design & Critical Thinking