Talk with Julian Bleecker

Julian Bleecker is a Creative Leader, an engineer with multiple degrees and a product designer from the future. He has insightful experience with luxury in the technology world, collaborating with many brands such as Paul Smith and Pernod. As a thought-leader, product innovator, and futures designer he has run design and innovation workshops at IKEA, Apple, Google and Facebook, amongst many others. Throughout his career, he has had experiences as a start-up founder, futures strategist, professor, design and technology mentor and author.

In conversation with Design Researcher Gabriele Ferri, Julian Bleecker will give insights about his career and research.

The event is made in collaboration with Speculative Futures Milan, the Italian chapter of the international Design Futures Initiative. The initiative aims at connecting designers, strategists, engineers, scientists, artists and futurists from around the world to facilitate programs and conversations on the ethical, environmental, political and economic impact of future products and services.

The talk will be held online on 30^th November at 6.00 pm CET