The Art in STEAM

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: http://www.aisencaro.com/ 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: https://femmesdesigners.com/ and follow via @femmesdesigners

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: https://www.majapetric.com/ and follow via Instagram @maja_petricFind out more about the “Specimens of Time” exhibition at The Vestibule in Seattle: https://thevestibule.org/artists _____________________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: https://femmesdesigners.com/ and follow via @femmesdesigners

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.

"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.

"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.

"Should there be robots that blush?"In this episode, Nour, the host and founder of Femmes Designers, is joined by Soomi Park, a London-based designer and artist from Seoul, South Korea. Soomi is a lecturer in the Design department at the Goldsmiths University of London. Her approach to design is playful but socially critical and discusses issues that need more attention in today's society. Her work explores the complex relationship between emerging technologies and human desires and encompasses a wide range of mediums, including interactive installations, speculative objects, film, photography, performance, and wearables.You can find out more about Soomi Park here: https://soomipark.com/ and follow via Instagram @soomippp and Twitter @imoosplusKeep 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.

How might we help people address the various dimensions of the climate crisis?In this episode, Nour, the host and founder of Femmes Designers, is joined by Ling Tan, a UK-based Singaporean designer and artist working within the field of social engagement, technology, citizen participation and politics.Ling Tan designs immersive outdoor experiences using technology. Her work enables communities to understand and address political and environmental issues through their interactions with the built environment.You can find out more about Ling Tan here: www.lingql.com/ and follow via Instagram @ql_tan and Twitter @LingQLKeep 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, highschools, 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.

What role do art and technology truly play in shaping our perception of the world?In this episode, Nour, the host and founder of Femmes Designers, is joined by Maryam Aboukhater, a Lisbon-based multidisciplinary designer and artist with a penchant for human rights and social activism. Maryam brings to life her perception of the world around us by directing music videos and creating mesmerising audio-visual live projections. They discuss topics such as balancing working in design and creating art, taking time to recover after projects and how new technologies help and limit artists.You can find out more about Maryam Aboukhater via @maryam.aboukhaterKeep 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.

Have you considered what would happen if we could create materials in the real world that only exist in the digital world? In this episode, Nour, the host and founder of Femmes Designers, is joined by Jiani Zeng - a designer, HCI researcher, and founder whose work investigates new ‘material expressions’ and design methodologies such as AIoT, soft-robotics, and multi-material 3D printing. They delve into the future of experience design, computer science in education and the use of Illusory Material - a design methodology and computational workflow that breaks down design medium into 'matters', restructuring and reinventing materiality.You can find out more about Jiani Zeng here: https://www.jianizeng.com/ and follow her via @jianizengKeep 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.