At the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2025, Faye Toogood presents MANUFRACTURE, an installation highlighting the hidden processes of design. This exhibit reflects on critical questions about the role of designers in a world increasingly influenced by AI. As Toogood embraces her award as Designer of the Year by Maison&Objet, she contemplates how design can bridge craft and technology, advocating for a future that reconnects humanity with the fundamental act of creation while modernizing it. Her proposed exhibition title 'Manifuture' echoes this sentiment, emphasizing a harmonious blend of nature and innovation.
During Stockholm Furniture Fair 2025, designboom attends MANUFRACTURE, Faye Toogood's latest installation exploring the unseen processes behind design and craftsmanship.
MANUFRACTURE deeply contemplates the role of designers today, raising provocative questions about authenticity in the age of AI and technology.
Toogood reflects on her journey in design, suggesting the digital era should enhance humanity's creativity rather than alienate us from nature.
Her exhibition’s title may have better been 'Manifuture', emphasizing a vision where rewilding humanity aligns with embracing technological advancements.
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