Complex Design Collaborations Research Group: Carnival at the Boundaries, Exploring Complexity in Design Collaborations

Carnival at the Boundaries is the inaugural event of the CDCRG convened by Dr Niki Wallace and Dr Rosie Hornbuckle. The event aimed to scope the theme of the group within and across UAL to uncover how researchers are experiencing and navigating complexity through collaboration in their research. The title ‘Carnival at the boundaries’ is inspired by the work of literary critique and philosopher Mikail Bakhtin, whose concept, carnivalesque, parodies what design distinctively does at the boundary with other knowledges. At the carnival we embrace a new order; norms and societal rules are subverted, and we talk openly.