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(Archive) Hotel Symbiogenesis

Reimagining symbiosis through speculative craft

This project was part of DDW 2020
Hotel Symbiogenesis — © Designmatter X Hypothetical Studios

Hotel Symbiogenesis unfolds a story of an island in the near-apocalyptic future, in which various animal species, including humans, coexist symbiotically. In a speculative hotel room, a collection of artifacts made of fur and leather of the fictional animals is presented.

Hotel Symbiogenesis rethinks the human-nonhuman animal relationships by questioning how the human species have been valuing animal-derived clothing material. The aim of the project was to create alternative mythology, which is not a denial of autonomy and

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Hotel Symbiogenesis — © Designmatter X Hypothetical Studios

Hotel Symbiogenesis — © Designmatter X Hypothetical Studios

Hotel Symbiogenesis — © Designmatter X Hypothetical Studios

Hotel Symbiogenesis