26. Speculative Designs & Embodied Imaginations

What if you could inhabit the future? In this episode, we dive into the work of Superflux, the visionary design studio turning imagination into tangible worlds. From multispecies banquets and rewilded ecological sanctuaries to mythic friezes that re-enchant cityscapes, co-founder Anab Jain shares how embodied experiences can transform how we see — and shape — the world.

Join us as we explore speculative design, active hope, and the power of imagination to move us beyond ecological breakdown and into interspecies thriving. A celebration of wonder, possibility, and the art of asking: "What if?"

Episode Website Link

Show Links:

• Superflux website
• The Quiet Enchanting
• Calling for a more than human politics
• Designweek on speculative design
• Anab Jain’s IXDA Keynote on More-Than-Human Centred Design
• Noema Magazine: Radical Design for a World in Crisis
• 9 Dimensions for evaluating how art and creative practice stimulate societal transformations
• Recent Interviews: Financial Times, ICON, Wallpaper, Offscreen Magazine, STIRworld, Business Insider, NPR Radio
• To send your Q&A to Alexa for the Lifeworlds special episode

Look out for meditations, poems, readings, and other snippets of inspiration in between episodes.

Music: Electric Ethnicity by Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock & Ellie Kidd

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