🟠 Des-fi
Design is often seen as a human-driven process, where products, services, and interventions serve as neutral tools for change. However, new materialism challenges this perspective by emphasizing the agency of materials, infrastructures, and systems in shaping society. This article examines the intersection of design, sociology, and new materialist philosophy, exploring how designed artifacts are not merely passive elements but active participants in shaping behaviors, power structures, and cultural shifts. By integrating sociological insights, it calls for a more relational, systemic view of design—one that acknowledges the entanglement of human and non-human forces in the transformation of our world.
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