Seminar 3 - Wednesday November 18th from 4-6pm

James Auger - Speculative and Critical Objects

James Auger (b 1970, Derby, England) has a BA in Product design from Glasgow School of Art and an MA in Design Products from the Royal College of Art in London. Post RCA He worked as a Research Associate for Media Lab Europe, where the main focus of his research was a design-based investigation into technology mediated human experience.

James is currently based at the Royal College of Art in London where he teaches and is a PhD candidate in the Design Interactions department. He is also a partner in the speculative design practice Auger-Loizeau whose projects have been published and exhibited internationally, including MoMA, New York, 21_21, Tokyo, The Science Museum, London and the Ars Electronica festival, Linz and is in the permanent collection at MoMA.

Prior to being a designer, James completed an engineering apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce (aero engines) and worked as a special effects technician for T.V and film.

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