EKA Sensorial Design

Join us to discuss about publishing, ethics and practicalities in design research through an example of ongoing project! Remote Grandparents is about finding more embodied ways of connection intergenerationally over distance.

We are excited to announce the start of a new two-year research project funded by the EKA Creative Research Grant!

Co-creating design(s) to support intimacy between remote families: A Collaborative approach to interaction, social, and sensorial design” (2025-2027) aims to bridge the emotional distance between families, inspired by the phenomenology of intimacy. By fostering collaboration among design students, researchers, and practitioners, we seek to explore and merge the areas of interaction design and social design, particularly focusing on sensorial design. Our methodology emphasises participatory design, community engagement, and hands-on workshops to create embodied experiences that support remote intimacy.

TAO Meeting, 21-22 November 2024 at Arvo Pärt Center in Laulasmaa
“Sensorial Mapping” workshop by Nesli Hazal Oktay

Our researcher, Nesli Hazal Oktay, is conducting a workshop on sensorial mapping at the Research and Development Department (TAO) meeting, held at the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa. Oktay has previously facilitated similar workshops in Estonia and Belgium as part of the Erasmus BIP programme. Her approach to sensorial mapping will soon be featured in the upcoming issue of LEIDA, published by the EKA Design Faculty

Register Now for our next session!

Workshop: Shaping Bio-clay to Unmask P**p Stigma by

Date 📅 23rd of November
Time ⏱️11:00-13:30
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If you want to participate in the workshop on the 9th of November, email to [email protected] or visit the link in bio to register.

NB. Open to everyone!

Register Now!

Workshop: Shaping Bio-clay to Unmak P**p Stigma by

Date 📅 9th of November
Time ⏱️11:00-13:30
📍

If you want to participate in the workshop on the 9th of November, email to [email protected] or visit the link in bio to register.

NB. The workshop on the 9th is only open to people with chronic gut diseases.

Sese Research Event opens with a workshop facilitated by

Workshop: Shaping Bio-clay to Unmak P**p Stigma

Date 📅 9th of November
Time ⏱️11:00-13:30
📍

If you want to participate in the workshop on the 9th of November, email to [email protected] or visit the link in bio to register.

NB. The workshop on the 9th is only open to people with chronic gut diseases.

We present you our next event:
Sensory Design and Somatic Wellbeing

Happening from 9th November until 23rd November 2024 where our researchers are hosting workshops, open lectures and sessions.

Our presenters include:



hamid
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The event kickoffs with a workshop facilitated by titled Shaping Bio-clay to Unmak P**p Stigma.

Time ⏱️11:00-13:30 at

NB! This workshop is only open to people with gut diseases.

is participating at the ‘Science in 3 Minutes’ contest by the

She will present her PhD research that focuses on promoting body awareness for people experiencing chronic pain.

Time: 18:20
Venue: Main Hall, Estonian Academy of Sciences.

Here are the highlights from the conference “Heritage in the Service of Resilient Communities” where our researcher .hamid presented his work titled “Participation in public spaces of Tallinn”

The conference was held from 1st-2nd October 2024, organised by in Viljandi.

Our researchers .hamid and from in collaboration with design educator from at Urbana-Champaign are publishing and presenting their conference paper titled “Engaging Public Spaces: Designing for a playful live community experience” at the Nordic Conference for Human-Computer Interaction - 2024 in Uppsala, Sweden on 14th October 2024.