Katherine Moriwaki is a leader in creative technology and urban interaction design. In this episode, she explores how art, design, and technology can be powerful tools for shaping the future. Katherine discusses how education plays a crucial role in preparing students for the jobs of tomorrow, equipping them to navigate emerging tech risks, such as AI bias, and empowering them to design through a more inclusive lens. She also reflects on how her work brings digital media into public spaces to foster community engagement and how creative technology can influence social discourse and drive positive change. The conversation highlights the responsibility of future technologists and designers to use their work for good, offering innovative solutions to today’s most pressing challenges in urban life and beyond. You can find out more about Katherine Moriwaki here: <a href="https://kakirine.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kakirine.com/</a> and follow Parsons The New School for Design via @parsonsschoolofdesign _____________________ Femmes Designers is building a strong creative community of talented women across geographies and creative disciplinary practices. We’re an inclusive collective of artists, scientists, and technologists who share a passion for designing a better tomorrow. We create opportunities for big and small ideas to shine bright. We spotlight our work, share experiences, and help each other to thrive. Through partnerships with universities, high schools, institutions, and design organisations, we seek to empower individuals to engage in conversations and share their work with a wide network of students, researchers, and young professionals. Keep up to date with Femmes Designers here: <a href="https://femmesdesigners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://femmesdesigners.com/</a> and follow via @femmesdesigners

Civic Media in Public Spaces: Can Creative Technology Shape New Social Discourse and Influence Positive Change?

In this episode, interactive artists Ana Estarita Guerrero and Tonz delve into the power of interactive design to reshape human experiences. Together, they explore how interactive art can create spaces for personal transformation and collective engagement. Through projects that combine augmented reality, gaming, and digital storytelling, Ana and Tonz push the boundaries of what's possible in design and offer fresh perspectives on how technology can be used to craft more meaningful, immersive experiences. Listen in as they challenge the conventional limits of art and technology, designing a future where interactivity is at the heart of human connection. You can connect with Ana Estarita Guerrero via Instagram @a.estarita and explore her work here: <a href="http://www.aestarita.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.aestarita.com</a>You can find out more about Tonz here: <a href="https://toniab.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://toniab.com/</a>_____________________ Femmes Designers is building a strong creative community of talented women across geographies and creative disciplinary practices. We’re an inclusive collective of artists, scientists, and technologists who share a passion for designing a better tomorrow. We create opportunities for big and small ideas to shine bright. We spotlight our work, share experiences, and help each other to thrive. Through partnerships with universities, high schools, institutions, and design organisations, we seek to empower individuals to engage in conversations and share their work with a wide network of students, researchers, and young professionals. Keep up to date with Femmes Designers here: <a href="https://femmesdesigners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://femmesdesigners.com/</a> and follow via @femmesdesigners

Designing Human Connection: How Interactive Art Creates Spaces for Personal Transformation and Meaningful Immersive Experiences

Artist and educator Victoria Vesna takes us through her groundbreaking work at the intersection of art, science, and technology. As the director of the UCLA Art|Sci Center, Victoria shares her philosophy on how the synergy of art and science is critical to addressing humanity's most significant challenges, including climate change and the environmental crisis. She discusses the evolution of new media art, her interdisciplinary collaborations with scientists and researchers, and how they reshape our understanding of technology’s impact on society. Victoria emphasises the responsibility of artists and scientists to shift mindsets and create awareness of global issues while also exploring how education plays a crucial role in preparing future innovators to navigate emerging complexities. This episode offers a compelling vision for the future of interdisciplinary art, education, and its role in shaping society. You can find out more about Victoria Vesna here: <a href="https://victoriavesna.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://victoriavesna.com/</a> and follow the UCLA Art|Sci Center + Lab via @ucla_artsci_____________________ Femmes Designers is building a strong creative community of talented women across geographies and creative disciplinary practices. We’re an inclusive collective of artists, scientists, and technologists who share a passion for designing a better tomorrow. We create opportunities for big and small ideas to shine bright. We spotlight our work, share experiences, and help each other to thrive. Through partnerships with universities, high schools, institutions, and design organisations, we seek to empower individuals to engage in conversations and share their work with a wide network of students, researchers, and young professionals. Keep up to date with Femmes Designers here: <a href="https://femmesdesigners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://femmesdesigners.com/</a> and follow via @femmesdesigners

Synergies in Art and Science: How Interdisciplinary Art and Education Unlock Innovation and Shape Society

Artist and creative technologist Yan Shao shares her journey at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Yan discusses how her work transforms abstract climate data into tangible narratives, making the environmental crisis feel more personal and urgent. From her installations like "Algae Chorus," which uses living organisms to explore our connection to nature, to her background in geology influencing her understanding of deep time, Yan's approach blends scientific knowledge with artistic creativity. Together, we explore how art can change mindsets and foster a deeper connection to the planet during the climate crisis. You can find out more about Yan Shao here: <a href="https://shaoyan.art/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://shaoyan.art/</a> and follow via @ss.syan_____________________ Femmes Designers is building a strong creative community of talented women across geographies and creative disciplinary practices. We’re an inclusive collective of artists, scientists, and technologists who share a passion for designing a better tomorrow. We create opportunities for big and small ideas to shine bright. We spotlight our work, share experiences, and help each other to thrive. Through partnerships with universities, high schools, institutions, and design organisations, we seek to empower individuals to engage in conversations and share their work with a wide network of students, researchers, and young professionals. Keep up to date with Femmes Designers here: <a href="https://femmesdesigners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://femmesdesigners.com/</a> and follow via @femmesdesigners

How Art and Technology Highlight Our Human-Nature Interconnectedness and Bring Climate Change to Life

Aisen Caro Chacin is a sensory art pioneer who pushes the boundaries of what we can feel and perceive through technology. Her work merges engineering, robotics, and sound design to create multi-sensory experiences that challenge our understanding of reality and human connection and explore the transformative role of assistive technologies. Aisen discusses how her creations, including sensory substitution devices, expand human perception and redefine the relationship between humans and machines. We delve into the creative process behind her cutting-edge installations and examine how her work opens new possibilities for the future of human-machine interaction, particularly in disability and assistive technologies. Aisen's approach offers a glimpse into how art and technology can reshape how we engage with the world and each other. You can find out more about Aisen Caro Chacin here: <a href="http://www.aisencaro.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.aisencaro.com/</a> and follow via @aisencc _____________________ Femmes Designers is building a strong creative community of talented women across geographies and creative disciplinary practices. We’re an inclusive collective of artists, scientists, and technologists who share a passion for designing a better tomorrow. We create opportunities for big and small ideas to shine bright. We spotlight our work, share experiences, and help each other to thrive. Through partnerships with universities, high schools, institutions, and design organisations, we seek to empower individuals to engage in conversations and share their work with a wide network of students, researchers, and young professionals. Keep up to date with Femmes Designers here: <a href="https://femmesdesigners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://femmesdesigners.com/</a> and follow via @femmesdesigners

Sensory Art and Assistive Technology: How Innovation Augments the Way We Feel and Connect

Visionary new media artist Maja Petric and distinguished curator Kascha Semonovic engage in a captivating conversation about the intersection of art, technology, and nature. Maja discusses her immersive installations, including her latest project, "Specimens of Time," where real-time environmental data transforms dynamic light sculptures, offering viewers an emotional experience of untouched natural landscapes. Together, Maja and Kascha explore how these works create a visceral connection to nature and spark awareness of climate change while discussing the power of light and technology to redefine our sensory engagement with art. You can connect with Maja Petric here: <a href="https://www.majapetric.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.majapetric.com/</a> and follow via Instagram @maja_petricFind out more about the “Specimens of Time” exhibition at The Vestibule in Seattle: <a href="https://thevestibule.org/artists" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thevestibule.org/artists</a>&nbsp;_____________________ Femmes Designers is building a strong creative community of talented women across geographies and creative disciplinary practices. We’re an inclusive collective of artists, scientists, and technologists who share a passion for designing a better tomorrow. We create opportunities for big and small ideas to shine bright. We spotlight our work, share experiences, and help each other to thrive. Through partnerships with universities, high schools, institutions, and design organisations, we seek to empower individuals to engage in conversations and share their work with a wide network of students, researchers, and young professionals. Keep up to date with Femmes Designers here: <a href="https://femmesdesigners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://femmesdesigners.com/</a> and follow via @femmesdesigners

Specimens of Time: Exploring the Shifting Dynamics of Nature Through Time-Based Immersive Light Sculptures

In this special episode Nour the host and founder of Femme Designers really lets the guests do all the talking, with a deep dive into wearable technology, the intersection of photobiology and how design can affect our mental health. Maroula Zacharias is an architect, designer, researcher, and founder of Atelier Morphology — a Boston-based smart, robotic lighting studio focused on transforming the interiors’ connection to nature through light. Her cross-disciplinary work is a bridge between the human body, its senses and biological rhythms, and the built environment we inhabit. Using 3d-printable bio-composites and re-configurable optics, she creates material systems that are dynamically attuned to essential photo biological processes of life. Katarina Richter-Lunn is an architectural designer and researcher pursuing her Doctorate of Design at Harvard. Her primary research lies at the intersection of design, psychology, and neuroscience to address mental well-being through our environment. As part of this work, she explores perception through the lens of material development, wearables, computational design, affective computing, and robotics. You can connect with Maroula Zacharias via Instagram @___maroula and @ateliermorphologyYou can find out more about Katarina Richter-Lunn here: www.katarinarichter.com and follow her on Instagram @kate.n.rlKeep up to date with Femme Designers here: https://femmesdesigners.com/ and follow via @femmesdesigners________________________________ Femmes Designers is building a strong creative community of talented women across geographies and creative disciplinary practices. We’re an inclusive collective of artists, scientists, and technologists who share a passion for designing a better tomorrow. We create opportunities for big and small ideas to shine bright. We spotlight our work, share experiences, and help each other to thrive. Through partnerships with universities, high schools, institutions, and design organisations, we seek to empower individuals to engage in conversations and share their work with a wide network of students, researchers, and young professionals.

Promoting well-being through architecture design and wearable technology

"We can see a generation that will be able to not only use technology but also to produce technology in the way they want." In this episode, Nour, the host and founder of Femmes Designers, is joined by Dr Paola Guimerans, an E-textiles education specialist and an Interaction Design and Wearable Technology expert. She is the founder of the Edtech company Aula STEAM and the author of the online wearable tech DIY resources platform PrototipadoLAB. Paola believes in the power of technology in enabling the next generation of makers. Teaching children to use E-textile, she promotes Computer Science in education and breaks gender stereotypes. From the gap in skills between students and teachers to advice for young people wanting to explore a career in STEAM. You can find out more about Dr Paola Guimeráns here: www.paolaguimerans.com and follow via Instagram @paolaguimeransanchezKeep up to date with Femmes Designers here: https://femmesdesigners.com/ and follow via @femmesdesigners ________________________________ Femmes Designers is a creative community launched to inspire the next generation of makers in STEAM fields while championing the work of women artists, designers and scholars interested in how the contemporary arts and design interact with people, science and technology. We all share a passion for designing a better tomorrow. Through partnerships with universities, high schools, institutions, and design organisations, we seek to empower individuals to engage in conversations and share their work with a wide network of students, researchers, and young professionals.

Teaching e-textiles in schools and the future of STEAM education

"Imagination is the first tool that made scientists curious to look into biology and physics - cultivate that curiosity." In this episode, Nour, the host and founder of Femmes Designers, is joined by Noémie Soula - an emerging designer, artist and researcher whose interdisciplinary work explores the future of biotechnology, biology, and the human body. Through life sciences, creative storytelling and design, Noémie’s work instigates discourse on the bioethics and biopolitics of emerging biotechnologies and current genetics research. You can find out more about Noémie Soula here: http://noemiesoula.com and follow via @soulanoemieKeep up to date with Femmes Designers here: https://femmesdesigners.com/ and follow via @femmesdesigners ________________________________ Femmes Designers is a creative community launched to inspire the next generation of makers in STEAM fields while championing the work of women artists, designers and scholars interested in how the contemporary arts and design interact with people, science and technology. We all share a passion for designing a better tomorrow. Through partnerships with universities, high schools, institutions, and design organisations, we seek to empower individuals to engage in conversations and share their work with a wide network of students, researchers, and young professionals.

Ethical implications and boundaries existing between art, science, and life itself.

Welcome to The Art in STEAM where we explore the intersections of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics, and how creativity and design influence innovation and society. Part of Femmes Designers Ltd, and presented by founder Nour Diab Yunes — a London-based designer and entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in the design and tech industry — The Art in STEAM bridges disciplines, amplifies voices, and speculates on the futures we want.
Expect to spark ideas through personal stories told by artists, technologists, and scholars, from robotics and new media art to assistive technology, generative AI, and the climate crisis.

The Art in STEAM

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