2. Dezember 2026 14:00 Uhr
Essen
Campus Welterbe Zollverein
SANAA-Gebäude | Gelsenkirchener Str. 209 | Auditorium
_Is there such a thing as "female" and "male" design? Is there gender-neutral or gender-sensitive design? Who defines the norm? What potential remains untapped due to the under-representation of FEMALE + DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES in product design.
_These and other questions will be explored with guests Elisa Böll, Uta Brandes, Tanja Godlewski, Ineke Hans, Gregor Jahner, Sophie Langhorst, Alexandra Schröder and Hanne Willmann.
_The Symposium will take place in English.
_It is public and there is no entrance fee.
_The symposium is supported by the „Gleichstellungsbüro“ of Folkwang University of the Arts and FSB GmbH + Co KG
Programme:
_2.00 p.m.
Greetings and introduction (Marion Digel, Lilli Seiler)
_2.15 p.m.
Uta Brandes – A chronology of gender related Design since the 1990ies.
_2.40 p.m.
Coffee break, Exchange
_3.00 p.m.
The participants present their work and their position in relation to FEMALE + DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES.
_3.40-6.30 p.m.
Talk / Symposium presented by Karen Druebert
_4.30-5.00 p.m.
Exchange and conclusion