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Nathan Turner

Photograph of Nathan within nature, a Green Park, in Thailand

Within the design context, I believe I'm a Transdisciplinary & Strategic designer who pulls insights from unexpected & diverse areas. To speculate on new systems within societal landscapes, such as decentralised inclusive systems. Designing prototypes that facilitate a symbiosis of living and non-living matter into a natural order. This comes from my philosophy rooted in Stoicism. So I'm primarily concerned with how technological tools can alter the ethics and behaviour of agents, stemming from my background in Robotics Engineering where this is scrutinised preventively.

I often take a principle-first explorative research and process driven approach. Utilising methods under the domain of Applied Sciences, with the aim of bringing about real world impact and a renewed sense of purpouse. I explore topics related to engineering, agriculture, material science, and technology. But also social sciences, history, philosophy, art and others when applicable. I'm often not concerned by the surface level aesthetics of my creations, but the underlying structures and systems. And I like to be playful within serious issues. Such as when I'm reacting to the instability of global markets, or the destruction of wildlife ecosystems.

Speculative FuturesBehaviourEthicsStoicismMetamodernismDecentralisationFacilitationSocial EntrepreneurshipToolsBiodesignLiving MaterialsSymbiosis

Degree Details

School of Design

Innovation Design Engineering (MA/MSC)