In and Through
Improvisation and Design
„I’m interested in the moments of dialogue between designer and model that emerge during the design process—those iterative, responsive exchanges that ultimately lead to a product. These moments are inherently improvisational. Approaching the topic from a design-theoretical and philosophical angle, I explore what could be called an improvisational identity. This takes shape through a theoretical text, interviews with improvisation experts, and an essay framing improvisation as a designer’s virtue. My practical work begins with Fragments of Aka , a format of free play . Drawing on methods from the arts, I engage with found fragments, offcuts, and objects on the academy grounds as starting points for formal experimentation. The second part is a more conventional design proposal: a modular extension for track lighting . It serves as a case to trace how improvisation appears within the design process and continues to echo in the final result.“