Dr. Frederick (Fred) van Amstel is a design educator and researcher who enables people from different social backgrounds to work, learn, and play while participating in design. His latest work investigates designerly and artistic approaches to overcoming oppression and other systemic contradictions.
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European tour 2026
- 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
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