(Wahl, 2016)
MARD is a two year, fully online Master in Regenerative Design supporting a diverse international community from different practices, ages and locations. We teach situated with focus on blended, collaborative and hybrid learning and are particularity suited for mature and mid-career practitioners. We recruit from all fields in the creative industries and those who have a ‘whole system’ attitude and aim to build place-based regenerative practices.
MARD investigates ecosystems, species and complexities in order to propose a new perspective on building a thriving more-than-human world. All supported by a wealth of expertise and lived experience from our students situated around the world, and informed by ecology, anthropology, design and living systems thinking.
MARD contributes to a world in which designers practice collectively within communities, making positive ecological and social change, acknowledging that we are part of a whole and living system. Through consciously connecting a new generation of regenerative practitioners into the ecosystems we are part of we are connecting practice, education and communities.
HOW DO WE LIVE TOGETHER AS ONE INTERDEPEND ECOSYSTEM?
In the context of a fast-accelerating climate and biodiversity emergency, sustainable design is not enough (Wahl). Over the past few decades, the integration of environmental considerations in the design process has focused on strategies such as more efficient use of natural resources or the reduction of our environmental impact. Regenerative Design goes beyond sustainability and actively contributes to restore and replenish what human activities have radically deteriorated.
Regenerative Design is a rising discipline that incorporates principles of deep ecology and living system thinking (Naess, Capra, Reed), regenerative cultures (Wahl), circular design (Webster), autonomous design (Escobar) and a fundamental understanding of planetary health to develop new creative propositions that can help restore our biodiversity, climate and empower communities through design. Regenerative design actively promotes a multi-species approach where human and non-human species co-habit holistically.
This course is build as an online community of int. designers, connecting ecosystems and cultures whilst developing a regenerative design practice and actively contribute to holistically restore their local biosphere taking into account endemic cultures, indigenous voices and socio-cultural tenets as appropriate. Fundamentally the course aims to enable students to adopt living systems principles for the development of holistic and regenerative design practices.
MARD staff connects design, ecology and anthropology and is supported by a wide living system network of practitioners, creative industry and researchers from around the world, contributing, challenging and informing our course.
Courseleader
Judith van den Boom
Lecturer in Ecology
Dr. Barbara Smith
Lecturer in Anthropology
Dr. Debojyoti Das
Associate Lecturer Film
Anne Vaandrager
Guest Design Lecturers
Rianne Makkink
Studio Parsons & Charlesworth
Director of Maison/0
Prof. Carole Collet
External Examinar
Kara de los Reyes
MARD Contributors AK/OK, Saurabh Aurora, Ambika Aiyadurai, Elza Berzina, Ersin Han Ersin, Britta Boyer, C.RA.F.T Emily Luce x Rodney Sayers, Adib Dada, Design Justice Network, Alastair Fuad-Luke, Andy Goldring, Cynthia Hathaway, Theun Karelse, Rob Kesseler, Bas Kools, Rolf Killius, Ilga Leimanis, Ronan Lee, Mahaneela, Rianne Makkink, Daniel Michalik, Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez, Kara de los Reyes, John Ridpath, Studio Parsons & Charlesworth, Caroline Till, Phill Stevenson, Anne Vaandrager as also collaborations in and outside of CSM with MA courses connecting fields and learning spaces.
MARD students are connected around the world, crossing timezones and ecosystems, connecting plural views and building a mature and interdisciplinary community of practice. Our cohort is connecting years of experience and backgrounds, linking textile, curating, industrial design, fashion, craft, architecture, social design, science, education, research and other disciplines.
Join MARD
Join OUR ECOSYSTEM
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King's Cross
London
N1C 4AA
Contact MARD
j.vandenboom@csm.arts.ac.uk
Recruitment ‘25-’26 is open!
We advice interested candidates to apply for the first round applications due to demand and capacity to have your place secured.
Round 1 deadline 10 December 2024
Round 2 deadline 26 March 2025
Interested to join MARD but still having questions on how connect the MA in your life and work? Or would you like to talk to a tutor or student? Book an informal meeting! Email j.vandenboom@csm.arts.ac.uk
Upcoming Online Open Days
Tuedsay 18 February 2025 @ 12-1pm GMT
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More open days will follow in 2025
Click here to visit the MARD course page at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London and learn more about our course and admissions.
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