May 27th: The 8th Study of Design Fundamentals Seminar “The basic problems of the modern science technology civilization from the viewpoint of the BioSpeaker”

We invited Ayumi Yasutomi, a professor from the University of Tokyo’s Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, to speak at our 8^th Study of Design Fundamentals Seminar  “The basic problems of the modern science technology civilization from the viewpoint of the BioSpeaker” 

[Topic]
Who knew a speaker unit placed inside a cardboard box packed with old newspaper could make such an incredible sound? This discovery led to the development of the Pure Celebrity Speaker (BioSpeaker). It’s an innovation born in a fully matured industry with a history of hundreds of years, and exists as a huge, ubiquitous blind spot for today’s science, technology and civilization.

[Speakers］

Ayumi Yasutomi

After graduating from Kyoto University worked at a bank before, returning to the university to complete her Ph.D. in economics at the Graduate School of Economics and Faculty of Ecconomics, Kyoto University. She is currently a professor at the University of Tokyo Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia. She started dressing as a woman from 2013, and in addition to writing and public speaking, she also works in a wide range of fields such as painting and music.

Yusuke Kataoka

A musician who uses not only conventional instruments, but things found in daily life to perform music with all type of places and people. He began as an independent learner before entering a music college but found himself unable to withstand the world of musical practice, so he dropped out and began working as a commercial studio musician. Today he conducts improvisational musical sessions at facilities for the disabled and elderly.

The Faculty of Design at Kyushu University explores the foundations of design with the aim of systematizing the field of design.

Organizer
Kyushu University, Faculty of Design