Ziyu Zhou

[ Material Research in Design]

[Design Education]

As a material researcher and educator in design, I consider the material as a medium that carries a vast array of information and triggers possibilities for transition. Material elicits issues connected with our complex, dynamic world, such as how humans and nonhumans coexist, how we engage with our limited resources, or the possibilities our digitalization era brings. In my research and teaching activities, I unfold critical issues in design through and with materials: sustainability, material interfaces, and the regenerative future.