Researcher
Chenxi Cui
Visiting Researcher-(Internship Guest)
IT University of Copenhagen
Design Theory, Philosophy of Design & Technology, Design Ethics, STS, Queer(ing) Design, and Design Culture and Criticism
chencu@itu.dkAbout
I am a design researcher and Guest Researcher at the Affective Interactions & Relations Lab (AIR Lab), within the Human-Computer Interaction and Design Section (HCI & Design) at the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU). I also work as a Junior Researcher at ETHOS Lab, the section of Technologies in Practice, ITU. My work sits at the intersection of design theory, the philosophy of design and technology, design ethics, STS, and design culture and criticism. It foregrounds edge-oriented, boundary-crossing, alternative, informal, othered, and provocative narratives in interdisciplinary design research, with particular attention to peripheral, marginal, and minoritarian perspectives. Drawing on affect theory, new materialism, queer thought, and more-than-human perspectives, I develop speculative and critical approaches to design. I am Coordinator, Co-Founder & Co-Convenor of the Design Philosophy Studio at the Design Research Society (DRS), and Co-Convenor of the DRS Queer(ing) Design Studio.