DESIGNING WITH NON-HUMANS

We live in an era of fragmentation, where human disconnection from nature fuels unsustainable living, resource depletion, global warming, health issues, and biodiversity loss. How can we reconnect with our planet? And how can we bring this connection into design?

This booklet was created to outline the co-design process with partners we once believed incapable of co-designing. Our group asked: Can we co-design with nature? Through research and experimentation, we found that we can!

Here, we share the step-by-step process we used, offering a framework for those interested in co-designing with non-human collaborators—bridging the gap between design and the natural world.