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Published on Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Abstract

Ce colloque international se propose de réfléchir aux liens existants entre design et écologie. Cinq axes seront privilégiés : 1/ Ecopoétique du design ; 2/ Matériaux, outils et médias du design ; 3/ Ecologie et déontologie ; 4/ Ecologie et enjeux épistémologiques spécifiques au design ; 5/ Traductions sensibles du nœud Design-Ecologie.

 

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Argument

The link between design and ecology is not circumstantial. It is unavoidable that this project activity, which seeks to improve the liveability of the world, should intersect with this “science of habitat,” which is based on the study of how living beings, both human and non-human, interact with their environment and with each other[48]. This link is becoming more obvious with each passing day. Out of necessity, designers are finding it increasingly difficult to create artefacts—objects, spaces, clothing, software, applications, etc.— without considering the origin and nature of the materials they require[49], or the energy consumption of the machines and tools needed to produce them. They feel ethically obligated to do so, as it is difficult to remain indifferent to the impact these artifacts have on the future of our planet. In light of these difficulties, some designers and, more broadly, some figures in this field are choosing to redefine, through their ideas and actions, the status and role that design has occupied in the growth of industry since the 18th century[50].

Nevertheless, the obvious link between design and ecology raises several challenges. We can highlight four examples. Do these difficulties, this choice (or the non-choice that comes with denial), initiate a “turning point” in the intertwined history of design and ecology, in which case we remain on the path charted since the origins of this creative activity and scientific discipline? Or are we facing a “fork in the road[51]”, i.e., a more radical change of direction? Secondly, the link between design and ecology introduces an inherent tension into the project activity. Since the aim is not to give up on meeting human needs, ecology instead urges us to slow down production[52], as is the case with slow design, avoiding waste and aiming for a form of simplicity[53]. While this does not imply abandoning all formal and aesthetic research—insofar as the poetic nature of objects encourages us to become attached to them and make them endure—does this link between design and ecology not diminish a certain sense of gratuitousness and fantasy that everyone expects from their environment? Thirdly, the link between design and ecology requires us to take both humans and non-humans into account. If consideration for humans is explicitly placed at the foundation of inclusive design, even though it seems consubstantial with design practices, how can this ethical choice also include non-humans in the design activity itself, i.e., upstream of the devastating or non-devastating effect that projects have upon them? Finally, the link between design and ecology is based on an original scientific definition of the latter. How, and in what sense, does a definition drawn from one of the many branches of scientific ecology — human ecology, landscape ecology, etc. — or from ecology close to political anthropology modify this link? Is it enough, as we suggest in the title of our conference, to simply add a plural at the end of the word “ecology”? What are the epistemological issues raised in this relationship?

We could give additional examples. These four alone are sufficient to indicate that our symposium is set within the context of the anthropocene, the fact that we have now entered an era in which human activities can jeopardize the survival of everyone and everything, and that it aims to take stock of design and its actors grappling with ecology—all under the banner of constructive, propositional criticism, which we plan to explore with all participants. Between lucidity and despair, there is indeed still room for hope.

Topic 1. Ecopoetics of design

The critical argument we are considering is rooted in the tension that ecology introduces into design and production.[54].

Highlighting the beauty of the world can be another way of raising awareness among the general public, politicians and decision-makers, professionals and manufacturers of the urgent need to preserve the Earth, its biotopes, fauna, and flora[55]. Emerging in the 2000s in the field of literature[56], literary ecopoetics conveys a sensitive relationship with the environment, landscapes and the organisms that inhabit them, ecosystems, and natural entities (seas, oceans and rivers, mountains, forests, animals, rocks, soil, etc.). For Julien Defraeye and Élise Lepage, “ecopoetics is a theoretical perspective that aims to study the literary representation of the links between nature and culture, human and non-human[57].”

In the design field, several creative approaches demonstrate a focus on living things and the elements (air, earth, fire, water), leading to a different view of our relationship to Earth than one based solely on the exploitation of resources and the supply of raw materials. Design is therefore not only seen as a mean of suppling manufactured goods for commerce and industry, flooding the market, the seas, the earth’s surface and its subsoil with its products, but as a creative approach in tune with current ecological issues and capable of contemplating alternatives to production methods that are profoundly destructive to the natural balance. Through the use of natural, biodegradable, regenerative materials and the development of biomaterial formulas, are designers not also, with their own means (not those of literature but those of design), establishing a specific field and inventing a unique convergence of design and ecology? Could a design-specific ecopoetics be emerging? As in literature, where the concept originated[58], it may be possible to reinterpret design productions through the lens of ecology and poetics. In that sense, is there an equivalent of literary ecopoetics in design, and if so, what are the differences and discrepancies between the two? Could it come to define a genre in its own right? What would be the point of creating this category, which does not yet exist in the field of design, and formulating it as such?

Considering this hypothesis plausible, it would then be appropriate to conceptualize this field, defining its guidelines and characteristics, but also its possible gray areas, ambivalences, and contradictions. What may not have been so clear until now could be revealed through the concept of ecopoetics, shedding new light on design methods and propositions and bringing to bear unexpected ramifications.

While eco-design can be viewed as a means of solving problems and providing solutions (“problem solving[59]”), eco-poetics could open up new avenues and highlight approaches that have been neglected by methods that prioritize a primarily rationalized response to situations. For ecopoetics is not just eco-design, or rather, not all eco-design is necessarily ecopoetic. This is possibly what could be demonstrated.

Interestingly, the designers’ proposals raise not only substantive questions but also questions of forms; for it is not exclusively a matter of providing solutions to an ecological problem but also of considering ways of remedying it and acting, giving the sensitivity factor a prominent place. While it is not the only factor to be taken into consideration, it is an essential, even primary, one. So what are the criteria for the ecopoeticity (ecopoetic quality) of a product? How does this awareness of the earth manifest itself in the design field? What sensitive, ecopoetic, and ecopoietic relationships have designers already invented, and are they currently inventing and working on? Is a fundamental shift taking place in a sustainable way? Certainly, the production of artifacts that are in tune with the Earth can play a role in revealing the beauty of the world and promoting its preservation.

While in the field of literary studies, researchers are engaged in a lively debate concerning the distinction between ecopoetics and ecocriticism[60] or the convergence of the two, it will also be important to examine the relationship between the ecopoetics of design and critical theory: is ecopoetics in the design field underpinned by an underlying critique? What is the nature of this critical scope and how does it manifest itself?

In relation to this topic, we would like to initiate a dialogue between specialists in literary ecopoetics and ecopoetics in design.

Topic 2. Design materials, tools, and media

As we have emphasized, design, along with the Anthropocene, is entering a very particular moment in its history, where the question of attention to materials and tools is becoming crucial for a design activity that aims to be more sober. Writing the history of the present moment is undoubtedly not within our power, but from our critical perspective, we would like to compare experiences related to this quest for simplicity and attempt to theorize them.

We believe that addressing environmental issues requires challenging certain assumptions in design concerning:

- tools: digital technology, software, services, etc.

- materials: information, programming languages, accessibility to material resources, sourcing via distribution platforms, etc.

- media: servers, storage spaces, all recording media which, in the design process, also leave their mark on the world.

If design is inevitably intertwined with materials, it is becoming increasingly difficult for designers to grasp the impact of their practices due to the growing complexity of the tools and media that support them. At all levels—materials, media, tools—assessing ecological issues seems increasingly complex, if not technically impossible. The material reality of media, the weight of data, and the complexity of systems clash with the very nature of the practice: creating forms involves tools, materials, and media that are themselves the product of design and, as such, inherit their environmental footprint. In this context, how can we imagine bringing about an ecological revolution behind computer screens? Where should we set the cursor of ethical judgment in design practice? Described by Benjamin Bratton as the Stack, the accumulation of technical environments[61], “ranging from the local to the global and from the geomechanical to the phenomenological: Earth, Cloud, City, Address, Interface, and User[62]”, is compounded by the integration of design practice into a complex system where projecting becomes almost synonymous with scientific modelling. However, while for the pioneers of systems theory[63], scientific modelling is a matter of concrete, quantifiable, and measurable data, what about the collective responsibility inherent in influencing human behavior? Should we, if we can, measure the impact of design simply by its raw materials? Its components? Its concepts? Its project?

From a philosophical approach to collective responsibility, ecology is a matter of human action and the imperative of human existence[64]. However, the definition of anthropocentric design posits that it governs human behavior. Designers see themselves as seeking to influence actions, alter ways of doing things, or even augment human capabilities. If we observe designers’ attitudes towards environmental issues, it seems that the desire to act ethically is synonymous with doing less: energy efficiency, formal simplicity, DIY, etc. So, isn’t creating modest forms the antithesis of the desire to position design as the guarantor and/or determinant of the paradigms of a complex system? In other words, how can (or should) we reconcile DIY, upcycling, and tool reappropriation practices with environmental issues that go far beyond our immediate surroundings? Doesn’t this result in a disconnect between intention and formal purpose: the intention of a holistic design capable of changing the world and transforming the fundamental paradigms of the system, versus formal frugality, small DIY objects, and tinkering?

Finally, and from a critical perspective on systems[65], Design is not immune to the practical need for optimization[66] and visibility. Not only does making eco-friendly practices visible on social media already imply an ethical paradox, but it also more insidiously implies a rejection by the design field of anything that would call into question the ethical nature of design. In the field of UX/UI, considering targeted advertising, dark patterns, and A/B testing as part of interface design implies that anything that could lead to exploitation, user alienation, digital labor, or systemic violence is something other than design. If this is the case, what kind of practice is it? Can we separate the military history of our networks[67] from the design process? What about all our connected devices and artificial intelligence services[68]? Aren’t they also a kind of design?

The format for this topic could be a roundtable discussion combining case studies and theoretical reflection, or a workshop.

Topic 3. Ecology and deontology

The critique that interests us is also rooted in the ethical question raised by the link between design and ecology. In our critical theory of design, we distinguish between normative, pragmatic, and responsive ethics.

Normative ethics brings together a category of figures — William Morris and John Ruskin, Jacques Viénot and Étienne Souriau, for example — who critique design on the grounds of aesthetics (flawed or misleading), economics — Tomás Maldonado, Ettore Sottsass —, or morality deemed flawed directly from flawed morality: design being by definition cunning or artificial, the moral responsibility of the designer being dissolved in the team, the bosses, etc. — we think of Vilém Flusser, or Victor Papanek[69]. Indeed, this critique is based on transcendent principles that contradict design practice. It is, in a way, about laying down rules of conduct: a charter of industrial aesthetics (Charte de l’esthétique industrielle), for example, in the case of Jacques Viénot and Étienne Souriau. However, it is clear that this normative ethic does not work.[70].

Pragmatic ethics is intended to be inherent in design and stems from the actors themselves. Inspired by John Dewey (1859-1952), who believed that human beings can only fulfill their potential within a social framework (work, life with others, etc.), it is based on the idea of “reflexivity” in relation to design practice, a protocol of inquiry focusing on “responsibility,” “moral deliberation,” and “habits of practice,” according to Karel Brunel[71]. The idea is that designers (graphic designers) rely on a “network,” i.e., a set of representations of expectations (what they should and should not do, etc.) that they question at a given moment in the course of their work and that they will reconfigure, rework, and refine. This ethic works more or less, but under the radar.

Responsive ethics, inherent in critical design theory, shares with pragmatist ethics the idea that if professional ethics do exist, they do not present themselves on their own. But our critical theory posits that, in order to establish it, it must be identified through sociological research, using interviews and their analysis. It starts from the definition of professional ethics or deontology, the nature of the rules that it covers, and what is known as a moral dilemma[72].

However, when designers are asked about their views on ethics — their moral dilemmas, how they incorporate moral safeguards into the projects they choose to take on or reject, how they resist or use cunning to make a living from their projects while remaining true to their values, etc. — we find that the majority of them equate ethics with environmentally friendly behavior[73]. This has reached the point where some people would like to see a professional code of ethics based on these principles emerge.

This proposal is open to discussion. But if it proves to be well-founded, would it not be appropriate to formulate this ecological professional code of ethics, which, based on the proposals, could give rise to a workshop to draft this code of ethics for design?

Topic 4. Ecology and epistemological issues specific to design

While some actions are to be welcomed, such as the recognition of oceans as legal entities[74], other projects and ambitions seem to run counter to what should be done in terms of ecology, while others amount to denial, leading to a refusal to face reality.

If, as Salomé Saqué notes, “talking about social inequality and the climate emergency is now perceived as an act of militancy[75]” leading to “taking a risk,” what is the nature of this risk and by what rhetorical sleight of hand does ecology become suspect when its purpose is to protect ecosystems, including the human beings who are part of them? The invention of the terms “eco-terrorism” and “eco-terrorist” actually speaks to the importance of ecology and its subversive power. In light of a possible disregard for ecology and the rejection of it by certain world powers, it is more important than ever to question this notion and the relationships between design, living organisms, biotopes and ecosystems, industry, and ecology.

How can we “face Gaia[76]” or work with her? The key question is what position(s) designers take with regard to these issues. Are they unanimous? Do they all agree, or are there differences to be noted? Are they inventing less harmful ways of doing things? What lessons can be learned from their practices? Are designers in the process of inventing “an ethic for nature,” to paraphrase Hans Jonas’s book[77]?

We also believe it is important to broaden the issue of ecology to include ecologies and to consider not only the concept of ecology as forged by Western society, but also to understand diverse ecologies as seen by others, such as Philippe Descola in Politiques du faire-monde[78]. Different types of ecologies can be identified: political ecology[79], social ecology[80], cultural ecology[81], ecology of attention[82]? How does design position itself in relation to these different fields?

In the field of design, several terms have emerged, such as “eco-design[83]”, “social eco-design[84]”, “ecological design[85]”, “ecology of the artificial environment[86]” and “ecology of art[87]”, which testify to this convergence of design and ecology. But are all these terms equivalent? What do they encompass or prioritize? What distinctions should be made?

Even though there are significant tensions between design and ecology, as design is historically linked to industry and technical and technological development, some authors and theorists in this field have already developed ecological ideas without always being identified as such. From an epistemological point of view, this involves conducting an archaeology of concepts and theories, reference texts, characteristics, and founders of an ecological theory of design and what can be broadly referred to as “ecological design.”

We can identify a few milestones. Since William Morris, there has been a succession of writings attesting to the harmful effects of capitalist industry on nature and ecosystems. As already highlighted in a collective work entitled La terre outragée. Les experts sont formels! dated 1992, the harmful effects of Western human activity on biotopes have long been recognized. Identifying and tracing these warnings and the role that designers and design theorists have played in raising awareness in this regard could be a possible starting point for this conference.

Ezio Manzini, in his book Artefacts: vers une nouvelle écologie de l’environnement artificiel[88], also pointed out in the 1990s: « We must accept that all human production must fit into cycles of material and energy transformation that disrupt as little as possible the production and reproduction of the natural cycles that make our existence possible. However, raising this issue does not simply mean introducing constraints into a given system. It also means inventing new configurations[89]. »

It should be noted that pioneering authors such as Ivan Illich, Jacques Ellul[90], and Victor Papanek paved the way for this convergence of design and ecology. We should also mention the existence of texts by artists, designers, architects, and design theorists that have allowed this question to exist and be explored. Identifying these sources is essential in order to establish the foundations of a shared bibliography and affirm an identifiable and traceable conceptual framework.

Along the way, it is incumbent upon us to shed light on possible conceptual confusion between the notions of ecology and environment, among others. How do these two concepts differ in relation to design? The anchoring of concepts is fundamental; identifying their sources is no less so. Similarly, the different meanings of the term “environment” raise questions in view of its double definition and polysemic nature. The concept of environment, which incorporates the ecological dimension, sometimes envisages it differently. L’institut de l’environnement[91], a pivotal school linking the HfG in Ulm on one side and the UPC architecture schools and national design schools on the other, was not strictly speaking a school focused on teaching ecology in the current sense of the term. Another example is the Design et Environnements[92] program at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, initiated by Pierre-Damien Huyghe, which helped to link this concept with that of design, contributing to the inclusion of the notion of environment in the titles of specialized design curricula. In 2026, at the same university, the critical design theory seminar dedicated to the habitability of the world attempted to chart a third path between the Earth (which humans are supposed to inhabit as poets) and the Environment (seen through the prism of human ecology[93]).

In what senses can the word ecology be used? At what point can a proposal be described as ecological? Is the most ecological design necessarily one that produces nothing[94]?

We expect proposals to provide some milestones on the path to this epistemological work.

Topic 5. Creative translations of the Design-Ecologies node

It is not enough to take a critical approach to the problematic links between design and ecology. The questions raised, the arguments put forward, and the concepts developed must also be translated in a more tangible way, using artistic media. We are thinking of graphic novels, graphic experiments, performance theater, short films, video essays, digital interfaces, data visualization, etc. We therefore call for a creative translation of a situation combining design and ecology, giving rise to a possible proposal developed during the conference and presented at the end of the second day. All media are accepted. The best proposals selected by the organizers will be published in electronic format in the conference proceedings, and the best of these will be awarded a prize of €1,500 to help with its production.

Submission requirements and schedule

Proposals must relate to a specific topic and format (see above), which they must explicitly mention. Our aim is to bring together designers, researchers, and users around issues of design and ecology, by expanding academic formats and offering alternative submission methods alongside traditional presentations, which will continue to have their place. Proposals may be written in any of the three languages of the conference, i.e., English, Spanish, and, of course, French. They should not exceed 3,500 characters (including spaces).

The schedule is as follows:

April 17, 2026: Proposals (3,500 characters), in English, Spanish, or French, should be sent to the conference organizers: catherine.chomarat@univ-paris1.fr, sophie.fetro@univ-paris1.fr, Kim.Sacks@univ-paris1.fr

They should include a title and indicate which topic(s) the paper explores. They should be accompanied by a brief presentation of the author: qualifications, institutional affiliation or place of work, one or two bibliographical references, one or two design projects, etc.

May 15, 2026: Responses after anonymous review of proposals

June 30, 2026: Symposium program

November 26 and 27, 2026: Symposium

The dates for the publication of the conference proceedings—submission of articles, peer review, etc.—will be announced at a later date. The goal is to publish the work resulting from our collective efforts in the spring of 2027.

The symposium will be held on November 26 and 27, 2026, at Campus Condorcet, Auditorium 150, in Paris (Symposium Center, Place du Front populaire, 93 320 Aubervilliers).

Selection committee

  • Catherine CHOMARAT-RUIZ, Professeure des Universités (PR), Philosophe, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, École des arts de la Sorbonne, Institut ACTE (UR7539)
  • Sophie FETRO, Maître de conférences HDR, théoricienne du design, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, École des arts de la Sorbonne, Institut ACTE (UR7539)
  • Kim SACKS, Maître de conférence, théoricien des arts et médias, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, École des arts de la Sorbonne, Institut ACTE (UR7539)

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[48] For a working definition of design, see Catherine CHOMARAT-RUIZ, À l’écoute du design, une théorie critique, Bagnolet, L’Échappée belle, 2025, p. 19. The definition of ecology was first coined by Ernst Haeckel in his book Morphologie générale des organismes [1866]; rééd. Paris, Hachette, 2012. 

[49] To better understand the link between materials and design: Collectif DAM, « Matière/matériau(x)/Médium: des controverses fécondes », in Revue Design, Arts, Médias: https://journal.dampress.org/issues/matiere-materiau-x-medium-des-controverses-fecondes, accessed on February 16, 2026.

[50]We are thinking in particular of: Hors Studio, Ariane Prin, Mathilde Pellé, Jules Levasseur, L’Atelier TAC (Florien Délépine), Lucile Viaud, Philippe Riehling.

[51] This was the theme chosen for the Saint-Étienne International Design Biennial in 2022: see https://www.biennale-design.com/saint-etienne/2022/fr/ledition-2022/le-parcours-des-bifurcations, accessed on February 16, 2026.

[52] On this point: Timothée PARRIQUE, Ralentir ou périr. L’économie de la décroissance, Paris, Seuil, 2022.

[53] See in particular Serge LATOUCHE, L’abondance frugale comme art de vivre; bonheur, gastronomie et décroissance, Paris, Rivages, 2020; Navi RADJOU, Économie frugale: Construire un monde meilleur avec moins, Paris, Pearson France, 2025 et Jacques TIBERI, Archi douce: Penser la ville low-tech; Convivialité, bio-îlots et bâti frugal, Paris, Dandelion, 2024.

[54]Sophie FÉTRO, Poétique du design. Recherche sur les conditions de son émergence, mémoire de synthèse, Habilitation à diriger des recherches, Novembre 2024.

[55] On the ecopoetics of design, Sophie FÉTRO, Design du peu. Approches poétiques et critiques d’une conception frugale du design, Bagnolet, L’échappée belle, forthcoming (2026); the question of the Earth refers to Bruno LATOUR, Face à Gaïa, Paris, La découverte, 2015.

[56]Sara BUEKENS, « L’écopoétique: une nouvelle approche de la littérature française », Elfe XX-XXI [En ligne], 8 | 2019, published online on September 10, 2019, accessed on July 15, 2024. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/elfe/1299; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/elfe.1299

[57]DEFRAEYE Julien et LEPAGE Élise, « Présentation ». in Études littéraires, 48(3), 7–18, 2019. https://doi.org/10.7202/1061856ar

[58]Christine MARCANDIER, L’écopoétique, Paris, PUF, 2025.

[59]Gui BONSIEPE, « Arabesques of Rationality. Notes on the Methodology of Design. The Present Status of Design Methodology », in ulm 19/20, august 1967, p. 9, p. 17 et p. 22.

[60]Michel COLLOT, « Écocritique vs écopoétique? », Acta fabula, vol. 24, n° 6, Essais critiques, June 2023, URL: https://www.fabula.org/ revue/document16626.php, article published online on June 3, 2023, accessed on October 9, 2024, DOI: 10.58282/acta.16626 

[61]On this subject, see: Kim SACKS, « De la logique à l’algorithme: la traduction dans le design de programmes », Appareil, 24 | 2022, (published online July 18, 2022, accessed July 27, 2022). URL: http://journals.openedition.org/appareil/4732; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/appareil.4732

[62]Benjamin H. BRATTON, Le stack. Plateformes, logiciels et souveraineté, Grenoble, UGA Éditions, coll: « Savoirs littéraires et imaginaires scientifiques », 2019, p. 145.

[63]Among others, we consider the notable influence of Donella H. MEADOWS, Dennis L. MEADOWS, Jørgen RANDERS, William W. BEHRENS III, The Limits to Growth, New York, Potomac Associates Books – Universe Books, 1972.

[64]On this subject, Hans JONAS, Le Principe responsabilité. Une éthique pour la civilisation technologique, translated from German by Jean Greisch, Paris, Éditions du Cerf, 1990.

[65]On this subject, Kim SACKS, Victor GUÉGAN « Pour une approche critique des systèmes », in Kim SACKS, Victor GUÉGAN (eds.), Systèmes: logiques, graphies, matérialités, Revue Design Arts Medias, 04/2022, (accessed 02/18/2026), URL: https://journal.dampress.org/issues/systemes-logiques-graphies-materialites/pour-approche-une-critique-des-systemes

[66]By optimization, we refer to the correspondence between intention, form, and material implementation.

[67]On this subject, Tung-Hui HU, A Prehistory of the Cloud, Cambridge, The MIT Press, 2015.

[68]On this subject, Kate CRAWFORD, Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2021.

[69] MORRIS William, The collected Works of William Morris, Cambridge Library Collection, Literary Studies, 2012. By the same author: L’Art et l’artisanat d’aujourd’hui [1884], Paris, Rivages, coll. Petite bibliothèque, 2011. RUSKIN John, The Seven Lamps of Architecture (1849); reissue, RUSKIN John, Les Sept lampes de l’architecture, Paris, Klincksieck, coll. L’esprit des formes, 2008. SOURIAU Étienne (et al.) L’Esthétique industrielle, Paris, PUF, 1952.MALDONADO Tomás, La Formation du designer, 1958: https://docplayer.fr/12486930-Thomas-la-formation-du-maldonado-designer-1958.html, accessed on July 7, 2022. SOTTSASS Ettore, « Il Controdesign » in Rassegna n° 22/23, 1972; reissue. « Le Controdesign », MIDAL Alexandra, Design, l’anthologie 1841-2007, Paris, Cité du design, 2013, p. 294-295. Or furthermore: Lettre aux designers, MIDAL Alexandra, Design, l’anthologie, Design, l’anthologie 1841-2007, Paris, Cité du design, 2013, p. 412-413; « Mi diconno che sono cattivo », Casabella n° 376, 1973; reissue. MIDAL Alexandra, Design, l’anthologie, Paris, Cité du design, 2013. See also: FLUSSER Vilém, Petite philosophie du design, Belval, Circé, 2002, and PAPANEK Victor, Design for the real world, Toronto/New York/London, Bantam Books, 1971; reissue. Design pour un monde réel, Paris, Mercure de France, coll. Environnement et société, 1974; rééd. Design pour un monde réel, Dijon, Les Presses du réel, 2022.

[70] For the reasons behind this failure, see Catherine CHOMARAT-RUIZ, À l’écoute du design, une théorie critique, op. cit., p. 85-97.

[71] BRUNEL-LAFARGE Karen, Le designer graphique et les sens de la responsabilité: étude descriptive de la modélisation morale du praticien, Paris, Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, doctoral thesis supervised by Bernard Darras, 2018.

[72] Catherine CHOMARAT-RUIZ, À l’écoute du design, une théorie critique, op. cit., p. 98-104.

[73] Catherine CHOMARAT-RUIZ, « Présentation », in Catherine CHOMARAT-RUIZ (ed.), Le design et ses pratiques (volet 2). De la reconnaissance à l’action, Revue Design Arts Medias, 01/2024, (accessed 02/19/2026), URL: https://journal.dampress.org/words/le-design-et-ses-pratiques-volet-2-de-la-reconnaissance-a-laction/presentation

[74]https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000053407306

[75]Salomé SAQUÉ, Résister, Paris, Payot, 2024, p. 7.

[76]Bruno LATOUR, Face à Gaïa, Paris, La découverte, 2015.

[77]Hans JONAS, Une éthique pour la nature, Paris, Arthaud poche - Les fondamentaux de l’écologie, 2017

[78]Philippe DESCOLA, L’Écologie des autres. L’anthropologie et la question de la nature, Paris, éditions Quae, 2011; reprinted by the same publisher in 2016. By the same author: Politiques du faire-monde. Une contribution anthropologique à la cosmopolitique, Paris, Seuil, coll. Les livres du nouveau monde, 2025. .

[79]Eric WOLF, “Ownership and Political Ecology”, Anthropological Quarterly, 45 (3), 1972, p. 201-205.

[80]Thibault SCOHIER, « L’écologie sociale de Murray Bookchin », in revuepolitique.be , October 27, 2019 (accessed January 24, 2026).

[81]Laurent GERVEREAU, Ici et partout. Trois essais d’écologie culturelle, Paris, 2010; Une histoire générale de l’écologie en images, Paris, 2011.

[82]Yves CITTON, Pour une écologie de l’attention, Paris, Seuil, 2014.

[83]Maxime FAVARD, Gwenaëlle BERTRAND, Poïétiques du design. Éco-conception?, Paris, L’Harmattan, 2015.

[84]Sophie FÉTRO, « Éco-design: une tautologie? », in Maxime FAVARD, Gwenaëlle BERTRAND, Poïétique du design. Éco-conception?, op. cit. p. 25-42,

[85]Ludovic DUHEM et Kenneth RABIN (eds.), Design écosocial – Convivialités, pratiques situées et nouveaux communs, Paris, Les Presses du Réel, 2018.

[86]Ezio MANZINI, Artefacts: vers une nouvelle écologie de l’environnement artificiel, Paris, Centre Pompidou, 1992.

[87] Anne SANTINI, Léa DJURADO, « Penser et vivre une écologie de l’art », in CHOMARAT-RUIZ, Catherine (ed.), Cycle de conférences/rencontres avec des chercheurs (5), Revue Design Arts Medias, 06/2025, (accessed 01/24/2026), URL: https://journal.dampress.org/words/cycle-de-conferences-rencontres-avec-des-chercheurs-5/penser-et-vivre-une-ecologie-de-l-art

[88]Ezio MANZINI, Artefacts: vers une nouvelle écologie de l’environnement artificiel, Paris, Centre Pompidou, 1991.

[89]Ezio Manzini, Artefacts: vers une nouvelle écologie de l’environnement artificiel, op. cit., p. 122.

[90]Patrick TROUDE-CHASTENET, « Jacques Ellul, précurseur de l’écologie politique », Écologie et Politique, no 22,‎ printemps 1998, p. 105–129.

[91]Tony CÔME, L’Institut de l’Environnement: une école décloisonnée. Urbanisme, architecture, design, communication, Paris, B42, 2017.

[92]The title of the “Design & Environnements” program replaced the name “Arts appliqués”. It was created by Pierre-Damien Huyghe in 2012 before giving rise to the “Design, Arts, Media” program in 2016 (a merger of the “Design et Environnements” and “Arts et Médias numériques” programs).

[93] This seminar is led by Catherine Chomarat-Ruiz. All working documents are available on HAL-Archive ouverte.

[94]Thomas LIECHTI, « Écologie: Produire ou ne pas produire, telle n’est pas la question », published on July 6, 2019 in Environnement-Marxisme. URL: https://lavantgarde.fr/ecologie-produire-ou-ne-pas-produire-telle-nest-pas-la-question

Places

  • Centre des colloques, Auditorium 150, Campus Condorcet - Place du Front populaire
    Aubervilliers, France (93)

Date(s)

  • Friday, April 17, 2026

Keywords

  • design, écologie, anthropocène, écopoétique, médias, design éco-social, éthique du design, traductions sensibles

Contact(s)

  • Catherine CHOMARAT-RUIZ
    courriel : catherine [dot] chomarat [at] univ-paris1 [dot] fr
  • Sophie FETRO
    courriel : sophie [dot] fetro [at] univ-paris1 [dot] fr
  • Kim SACKS
    courriel : kim [dot] sacks [at] univ-paris1 [dot] fr

Information source

  • Sophie FETRO
    courriel : sophie [dot] fetro [at] univ-paris1 [dot] fr

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« Design et écologie(s) », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, https://doi.org/10.58079/15w52

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