Fred van Amstel is a design educator and researcher exploring the role of design in reproducing the structural contradictions of society, such as body-based oppression, and the possibilities of designing for liberation.
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European tour 2026
- Meet the editor conversation (Design Issue journal), 20th of April, TU Delft, The Netherlands
- Theater of the Techno-Oppressed workshop, 21th of April, TU Delft, The Netherlands
- Designing mutualistic interfaces lecture, 23rd of April, Timelab, Belgium
- Prospecting alter/native realities lecture, 27th of April, University of Hasselt, Belgium
- Theater of the Techno-Oppressed workshop, 28th of April, University of Hasselt, Belgium
- Theater of the Techno-Oppressed workshop, 29th of April, Copenhagen (to be confirmed)
Recurrent topics
Activity theory Anthropophagy codesign collective embodiment contradictions Critical pedagogy Cultural studies Data visualization decolonizing design design education Design for social innovation designing freedom design research design studies design thinking experience design Interaction design metadesign oppression Participatory design Production of space Science and Technology Studies Serious gaming Service design Speculative design Theater of the Oppressed