Experience a burning blaze before your very eyes. In April, we took you on a journey investigating emergency procedures for disasters. Together we have learnt from firefighters while planning and managing an outbreak crisis, all of which on board of a ‘techno-catastrophe’ roller coaster. Who are the masterminds behind the plan B, C and D? Who answers the red phone in mission control? In April, we were red, orange and yellow.
This month…. we had fire for your eyes, we have dug deep and learnt from the flint we had found!
Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun is a designer of extreme experiences that aims to bring the sublime to life. Dubbed the “Willy Wonka of Design,” Ben Hayoun is an award-winning French designer and filmmaker who creates multi-dimensional experiential projects at the intersection of science, theatre, politics and Design. Wired awarded her their inaugural Innovation Fellowship in 2014, and Icon magazine, Dezeen and Creative Review recognized Dr. Ben Hayoun as one of the top 50 designers 'shaping the future' for her pioneering “total bombardment” design philosophy.
Her laboratory, NBH Studios, is on a mission to bring chaos to the world; she is the founder and director of the International Space Orchestra the world’s first orchestra of NASA space scientists and astronauts; and most recently she founded the University of the Underground, a subversive tuition-free educative and cultural programme that is on course to modify the status quo in public institutions and academia.