Conference

Program

Day 0 – 15 October – Tangible Dialogues
Day 1 – 16 October – Academy
Day 2 – 17 October – Towards industry
Day 0
15 October
French Institute
Day 1
16 October
MOME Auditorium
Day 2
17 October
MOME Auditorium
  • TANGIBLE DIALOGUES: A FRENCH-HUNGARIAN DAY ON DESIGN AND MATERIALITY
  • 14:00
    Opening
  • 14:15
    Keynote discussion
    Émile de Visscher
  • 15:15
    Presentations by the Research Team
    Sophie Fétro Senior Lecturer, Université Paris 1
    Anna Keszeg Senior Lecturer, MOME
    Camille Mançon & Margot Ledoux Doctoral Candidates,
    Université Paris 1
    Paula Fényes Researcher, MOME
  • 16:45
    Book talk
    Catherine Chomarat-Ruiz Professor, Université Paris 1
  • Roundtable
    Catherine Chomarat-Ruiz, Sophie Fétro, and Anna Keszeg
  • 18:00
    Reception & Performance
    Terike from Budapest
  • 8:00
    Registration
  • 9:00
    Opening remarks
    Rita Szerencsés Rector’s Delegate, Research Fellow, MOME
    Péter Molnár Head of the Future School, MOME
  • Track 1
    Synergy with Flora and Fauna i
    The track explores design as a more-than-human practice through theoretical perspectives. It focuses on expanding design to consider the needs of all living beings and natural systems. Through critical and speculative presentations, it challenges the boundaries of anthropocentric design and explores alternative ways of engaging with the natural world.
  • 9:15
    KEYNOTE LECTURE
    Being Relational: Matters of Affect and Aesthetics
    Ron Wakkary Professor at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University in Canada
  • 10:00
    Rematerializing Design Culture: Time, Matter, and Agency
    Ákos Schneider Assistant Professor and Researcher, MOME
  • 10:20
    Panel Discussion
    Thinking and Designing with Randomness: More-Than-Human Perspectives
    Ron Wakkary and Ákos Schneider moderator: Anna Keszeg
  • 11:00
    Coffee Break
  • 11:30
    KEYNOTE LECTURE
    The Hungary Games
    N O R M A L S Design Studio
  • 12:30
    Lunch Break
  • Track 2
    Circular Seeds i
    The track explores intuitive and experimental approaches to material-driven design. It focuses on the unique behavior of materials and how designers adapt to them throughout the shaping process. Hands-on, physical, and organic methods achieve large-scale impact through small-scale steps. In this track, material is not just a medium – it actively shapes the design process itself.
  • 13:30
    KEYNOTE LECTURE
    The Untamed Material: What happens when designers forget the rules by letting go of manufacturing’s legacy
    Chris Lefteri Director, Materials Expert and Author, Chris Lefteri Design online
  • 14:20
    Growing Grounded: Interdisciplinary and experimental design for regenerative practices
    Barbara Pollini Designer, Researcher, and Educator
  • 14:40
    Beyond standards: Material grounds for design
    Dana Saez Architect, Design & Material Researcher, Educator, and PhD Candidate at Trako – RWTH Aachen University
  • 15:00
    Coffee Break
  • 15:25
    OSSO: Reframing Bone in the Age of Digital Fabrication
    Amália Gerstenkorn Digital Object Designer
  • 15:45
    Architecture of By-products
    Kazumasa Takada Co-founder of PAN-PROJECTS / Associate Lecturer at the Royal College of Art, School of Architecture
  • 16:05
    Designing Living Infrastructures: Supporting Reed Regeneration in Fresh-Water Lakes
    Ádám Szabó Design Researcher, MOME Future School
  • 16:25
    Closing remarks
  • 8:00
    Registration
  • Track 3
    Linking Academy and Industry i
    The track explores the possibilities of circular material-tech design, where precise, digital, machine-driven, and repeatable processes allow for a controlled shaping of materials. The focus is on the designer’s ability to control the outcome, giving the form its final shape and guiding the adaptation of the materialto the planned structure. This track seeks to build a bridge between academic innovation and industrial application, highlighting the synergy between concept and execution.
  • 9:30
    KEYNOTE LECTURE
    CMF: Beyond the Surface
    From Industry to Academia, A Journey of Connection
    Katharina Jose Professor for CMF Design, Transportation Interior Design, Reutlingen University
  • 10:15
    Dialogue Between Material and Machine: Individual Pathways in Clay Printing
    József Kovács Founder of Jusuf Ceramics, Ceramicist, Product Designer, Lecturer, MOME
  • 10:30
    Coffee Break
  • 11:00
    Soft Matter for Future Food: Speculative Prototyping and Cultural Co-Creation
    Hidemitsu Furukawa Distinguished Research Professor, D.Sc., Yamagata University
  • 11:15
    Biomaterials in Practice: From Lab to Reality and Beyond
    Vlasta Kubusova Material Designer and Researcher
  • 11:35
    From field to form: Three paths for building with fibers
    Rebeca Duque Estrada Arhictect and Researcher
  • 12:00
    Lunch Break
  • Track 4
    Circular Scalability i
    The track explores circular systems thinking with a focus on lifecycle engineering, energy and time efficiency, and scalable process optimisation. It seeks to uncover what actually works – and what does not – when circularity is applied in real-world, system-wide settings. Through practical insights, the track invites reflection on both the potential and the limitations of circular approaches at scale.
  • 13:00
    KEYNOTE LECTURE
    Rethinking Concrete Construction: Digital, sustainable, circular
    Philippe Block Structural Engineer, Architect, and Researcher, Professor at ETH Zurich
  • 13:40
    Scaling Change That Lasts
    Bas van Abel (online) Designer and Entrepreneur
  • 14:05
    The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again?) of Open Source
    Davide Gomba Creative Technologist and Storyteller
  • 14:20
    Coffee Break
  • 14:35
    Panel Discussion
    Sustainable Innovation: Competing Visions of IP and Openness
    Áron Losonczi, Zsófia Gudlin and Davide Gomba moderator: Dr. Flóra Anna Gubicz
  • 15:20
    Closing remarks
    Maria Karyda Head of the Ecology and Action Lab, Future School, MOME
  • 15:30
    Workshops
  • 18:00
    Closing Party
    Venue
    MOME Gondűző
Project code: MEC_SZ 149553