Synthetic Ecologies with Ross Lovegrove, Ada Sokół and Emily Segal

Panels is a series of conversations hosted by Modem about our complex relationship with technology, moderated by Emily Segal. Join us for a conversation on Synthetic Ecologies with Ross Lovegrove, designer and artist, and Ada Sokół, 3D artist. Some of the topics being explored: • What does the design practice of tomorrow look like in an age of synthetic ecologies? Are we talking about labs, servers, fermentation tanks, game engines—or something entirely different? • Are we still drawing from nature—or designing entirely new natures from code and simulations? • Can designers shift from shaping objects to curating systems that evolve and behave—almost like living things? About Modem Modem is an office for design and innovation dedicated to envisioning how forward-thinking companies and institutions can thrive amidst exponential change. Modem approaches this mission as a think tank, collaborating with academic partners like Harvard GSD, MIT, and UC Berkeley, and as a design studio, working with clients such as OpenAI, Google Deepmind, and Chanel. Original score by Pierre Rousseau