Gabriele Ferri

Background

About Gabriele Ferri

My name is Gabriele and I am Assistant Professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Department of Industrial Design. I am a socially engaged design researcher and educator, working at the intersection of Design Justice and Transforming Practices. My methodology merges design critiques, ethnography, speculative fabulation, and research through design. I investigate how injustice is perpetuated through design artifacts and then collaborate with communities to create more equitable alternatives. My efforts aim to address systemic challenges while also advocating for individual rights, such as the Right to Repair. My commitment to exploring the consequences of design, both intended and unintended, is constant throughout my transdisciplinary career. I co-organize and chair initiatives like Politics of Design @ Dutch Design Week 2023 and Design & The City, fostering critical dialogues on design ethics. My publications critique the political implications of design and technologies, including large language models and blockchain. Through situated design interventions, I encourage community engagement and discussion around matters of social concern, and I mentor design students in projects that intersect justice, culture, politics, and societal transformation.