A future of challenges
The current geopolitical situation has led to a significant
rise in the prices of fuel and energy and it is expected that
this will worsen in the near future. The situation can also
be seen as an anticipation of future increases when actions
to mitigate climate change may lead to a radical reappraisal
of energy pricing.
Access to energy allows people to live with
adequate thermal conditions, light their environments, power
appliances to cook, wash, communicate, learn and entertain
themselves. Energy poor households experience insufficient
levels of these energy services which affects their standard
of living but also puts at risk their social inclusion.
Our role as designers
How will we and our use and consumption of energy evolve in new situations where we will need to share and live together, get used to scarcity and an increasingly extreme climate?
Innovation Studio continues the work done in the previous years by proposing the topic “Uncertain Times” exploring how, from a critical understanding of the present, we can conceive product - service system solutions that shape the future.
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ENERGIA. Design for evolving scenarios focuses
on the idea of evolution and the topic of energy
crisis. It promotes ideas about how we, our
habits, and the things surrounding us can and
will have to evolve and adapt to future scenarios
where the energy crisis will worsen.
In fact 3 scenarios will be the red thread of the
exhibition , which will help visitors move through
the projects created by 93 students.
EVOLVING for climate
One of the most common uses of energy is
to adapt to the climate. Hot, cold, dry,
humid. Air conditioners, refrigerators,
stoves, humidifiers, dehumidifiers. With
climate change, temperatures and weather
will become more and more extreme.
The first scenario invites us to think about
how, instead of consuming energy to stay
cooler or warmer, we can utilize the climate
itself to better adapt to it.
EVOLVING for scarcity
Scarcity is the basis of many crises,
such as the energy one. Lack of energy
will lead to unaffordable prices and
planned blackouts in both the public
and private sectors, as is already happening.
How will people live when they do not
have electricity not just for 2 hours,
but for the whole night? How will we cook
with less energy?
This second scenario
explores how to make the best use of
available resources in a context of
scarcity or how to use alternative energies
to conduct everyday activities.
EVOLVING for shared systems
Sharing and living together will be at
the heart of the response to the energy
crisis, both as a mental and social
support and as a necessity to limit
consumption and reduce energy costs.
This scenario explores how products and
services can help during this transition
towards a more collective dimension.
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