Elisava Research, REDES Group – Research & Education in Design. FA ULisboa Thanks to Olga Subirós & DHub, Barcelona Design Museum.
Can students and teachers understand and address the challenges posed by microplastics to our shared environment? How do we teach environmental issues to design students? Can we develop formal or informal learning spaces for environmental activism through design? It is in this context that the European project Plastic Justice was established, a collaborative educational initiative across five art and design academies in The Hague, Reykjavík, Barcelona, London, and Vilnius. Working alongside NGOs and scientists dedicated to the environment, the programme included various outreach and activism activities that contributed to the digital platform, which focuses on the long-term effects of invisible microplastics on the human body. The aim is to generate new knowledge through inter-academic exchange and field research, fostering conscious design.
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