SPOD #6 Design im Kreativitätsdispositiv

If there is one aspiration within contemporary culture that pushes the boundaries of what is understandable, it would be not wanting to be creative. What was once left to subcultural circles of artists has become a universally valid cultural model, an imperative even. Andreas Reckwitz examines how a dispositive of creativity was able to emerge throughout the 20th century and the role of design as a paradigmatic “creative industry”.

The open-ended publication series Studienhefte Problemorientiertes Design SPOD makes historical and contemporary reflections on the social and political dimension of design accessible. It is a collection of irregularly appearing texts that critically examine the practical, cultural, methodological and everyday functions of Design. The problem-oriented approach aims to link design to the contradictions, potentials and circumstances of reality.

Based on a critical examination of the possibilities and limitations of Design, alternative models of Design are outlined that contradict the established market-based design practice.