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Bruna Petreca

Bruna Petreca is a senior research fellow in human experience and materials at the Materials Science Research Centre of the Royal College of Art. She co-leads the Consumer Experience Research Strand of the UKRI Interdisciplinary Textile Circularity Centre and is a co-investigator on the project EPSRC Consumer Experience Digital Tools for Dematerialisation. [email protected]


Body x Materials @ CHI: Exploring the intersections of body and materiality in a full-day workshop

Posted: Wed, January 03, 2024 - 2:31:00

During the 2023 CHI conference, we ran a one-day workshop to consider the design space at the intersection of the body and materials [1]. The workshop gathered designers, makers, researchers, and artists to explore current theories, approaches, methods, and tools that emphasize the critical role of materiality in body-based interactions with technology. We were motivated by developments in HCI and…