This week, I reached out to two different experts, both designers but with different focuses: Bruna, an expert in speculative design and the other, Sinme, an expert in feminist design.

I decided to contact Bruna becuase a friend from the MA in environmental narratives works with speculative architecture and recomended me to contact Bruna, since she works at the university as a tutor and her focuse is in speculative desing.

I decided to contact Sinem, since she’s the CEO of Feminist Desing, an organization focused on creating collaborative projects focused on feminist desing and education.

Both conversations gave me new insights into my own research:

They were impressed by my background in Law and encouraged me to continue exploring the intersection of the legal system and design. Both of them expressed a “wow factor,” saying they had never heard of this combination before.

They suggested that I should focus my ideas more specifically on a particular group, community, or problem to have a greater impact. They advised me to concentrate on collecting stories because, according to them, it’s all about storytelling. Design biases operate through narratives.

The expert in feminist design made me question the purpose of speculating. She pointed out that often in speculative work, we lose touch with practicality. She emphasized the importance of being critical about how to bring these ideas into reality and not disconnect them.

I was encouraged to explore speculative writing: presenting written stories that challenge our realities.

They also opened me up to the idea of hosting a talk about the impact of design into the legal system, as well as the possibility of conducting workshops.