About Prof. Dr. Laura Popplow

Laura Popplow is professor for Designing ________ Futures in the Code & Context degree program for the Köln International School of Design (TH Köln). She has worked as a postdisciplinary artist, designer and design-researcher for more than 15 years. She has exhibited internationally in venues and festivals like ISEA, DMY International Design Festival Berlin, Pixelache Helsinki, NORDES Kopenhagen and Vienna Art Week. Some of her collaborative works include a network of fungi experts, amateurs and designers (fungutopia 2009-2014), participatory (sub-)urban practices (Mühlenkampf 2010-2012), feedback as an art form (Raumfaltung 2011-2014) and a strategic urban design consultancy (co.city lab 2016-2018). She coordinated the first Interaction Design BA at the University Wuppertal (2012-2015), was a lecturer at HS Mainz (2014-15), taught Social Design at the University of Arts and Design Linz (2015-16) and Design Research at HS Mannheim (2019). She was a guest researcher at the CODE Codesign Research Centre at KADK Copenhagen and Medialab Prado (2016-17) and has published in conferences, books and journals. Recent research projects include an sociotechnical approach to the German energy transition (MEnergie 2021-25), the transformation of the Rhenish mining region (since 2023), soil community futures (GSA Winterschool 2024) and FLINTA* technology education through STEAM (ffabfutures 2024-29).