Design for all Species

Design for all Species is a transdisciplinary project combining design and science. The project connects veterinary medicine with product and fashion design, expanding the design perspective beyond the human-centered view. The designs, inspired by reserach from the University of Zurich, have already been featured in international media such as Deezen Magazine, and have won prestigious awards including the iF Design Student Award and the Spark Design Award Gold. After a year and a half of development and collaboration between Zurich and Seoul, Design for all Species was exhibited as the only international project at the Museum of Design during the Zurich Design Weeks from September 12 to 29, 2024.

Collaborators

• Curation: Dr. Katharina Weikl, Art X Science Office at the University of Zurich
• Research: Prof. Antonio Pozzi, Dr. Brian Park, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich
• Fashion and Industrial Design: Prof. Yeori Bae, Prof. Gilock Lee, Hongik University
• Fashion and Design Projects: Seungha Baek, Sooin Cho, Joon Han, Nayeon Jeon, Yunseo Jeung, Heena Kim, Jiho Kim, Nayoung Kim, Zyoo Kim, Nyeongwoo Kwon, Chaewon Lee, Hanuk Lee, Jungmin Park
• Scientific Fotography: Michelle Aimée Oesch (Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich)
• Artists represented in the exhibition: Olga Haller, Simone Tremp
• Project Management: Teo Petruzzi 
• Communication: Lucia Salomé Gränicher, Dr. Laura J. Noll
• Publication Design:  Benoît Thimothée Ebener, Guillaume Besson, Celene Korra, Justine Serra
• Scenography: Noé Wetter, Teo Petruzzi, Katharina Weikl

With the greatest thanks to Laurencina Farrant for her great inspiration and support!

This project emerged from the exhibition “Travel beyond Boundaries” at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, where the University of Zurich was invited by the Science and Technology Office to show their Art x Science project on biodiversity and new technologies.