My research is based on the politics and culture of materials, exploring imaginaries for livable futures through sensory matter. I help companies and institutions to understand the state of the art of materials, to create new narrative through materials and how to find solutions to contemporary challenges. I do continuous research, foreseeing trends, understanding the contemporaries and hands-on work.
In Research you can see some of the work I’ve developed and carried out for galleries, institutions and self-commissioned projects in the form of exhibitions, objects and publications, while in Applied Research there are some projects I’ve done for companies in order to trigger innovation through a cultural shift. These take the form of strategic design proposals, new products, the exploration of materials and the curation of seminars and lectures.
I’m currently a researcher at Holon, a cooperative whose mission is to evolve towards a degrowth-based society through everyday actions.
I’ve consulted for BDC, lectured in most universities in Barcelona, curated summer workshops based on linking different forms of knowledge at TMDC and at Sonar+D with Shestem Project, as well as publishing texts on A*Desk, an online critical thinking platform, and recently curated five podcasts on the politics of materials in collaboration with Dublab.es.
Over the course of six years, I led the innovation department at Puig, where I linked science, technology, innovation and critical thinking to discover new narratives, aesthetics and concepts within the fragrance and perfume industry. Speaking both lenguages: producers and mareketing teams.
In 2014 I co-create Proyecto Algo , a collective space for critical design and experimentation.
Contact me at: cristinanoguer@gmail.com