About
Lisanne Buik is a multidisciplinary artist and futures designer operating at the intersection of ecology, technology, spirituality and somatics. In her speculative installations, films, lectures and publications she combines emerging science with ancient wisdom to explore the shift from the age of the machine to a new age of symbiosis between living systems, the human bodymind, and technology. Her project Next Senses was exhibited at van Gogh Museum (2019) and Labyrinth of the Senses (2019). She has taught at universities and design schools like Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Avans University and Erasmus University and does commissioned projects in partnership with organisations like Next Nature Network, Baltan Laboratories, Province of Zeeland and Philips. "I wholeheartedly believe that the polarity of our current day provides an opportunity to find grace within ourselves. To rise up to protect a future that serves all (of life) by prototyping new operating ecosystems for society and self that emulate the laws of nature."
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Current
PROVINCE OF ZEELAND ~ research on leveraging AI and blockchain technology to develop and deploy a nature-inclusive concept of land/sea ownership and algae farming
AVANS UNIVERSITY AKV St. Joost ~ tutor at Ecology Futures Master
CONSCIOUS CRYPTO CIRCLE ~ consultancy projects on leveraging blockchain and AI to create financial sovereignty
Spring 2023 ~ workshop series + newsletter launch
Fall 2023 ~ Starting a 3-year PhD research in Rome, Italy
read more about my vision ︎︎︎
Current
PROVINCE OF ZEELAND ~ research on leveraging AI and blockchain technology to develop and deploy a nature-inclusive concept of land/sea ownership and algae farming
AVANS UNIVERSITY AKV St. Joost ~ tutor at Ecology Futures Master
CONSCIOUS CRYPTO CIRCLE ~ consultancy projects on leveraging blockchain and AI to create financial sovereignty
Spring 2023 ~ workshop series + newsletter launch
Fall 2023 ~ Starting a 3-year PhD research in Rome, Italy

Photo by Nine Ijff

Photo by Jelle Draper at Vincent op Vrijdag van Gogh museum
Special Guest at Dutch Design Week’s talkshow ENTANGLED ECOLOGIES - Hosted by Design United.
Ways to work with me
TalksMy talks are entries into the power of designing and operating in tune with the principles of nature. I speak, educate and teach workshops at institutions and conferences like the Dutch Design Week, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Avans University, Philips, The Next Web Conference, RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam.
Consulting
How can your organization achieve new levels of resilience and contribue to the regeneration of our planet? My futures design studio helps organizations align with the new ethics, cultures, stories, and innovations that fit this era. Our clients range from governments and healthcare brands to cultural institutions, wildlife NGO’s and creative agencies. Our studio facilitates entire projects from creative concept to execution.
Collaborations
My studio is an amorphous and diverse pool of international creatives. Together we carry projects from concept to execution, working confidently across a range of skills and media. Whether designing to a client’s brief or developing self-initiated projects, we apply the same meticulous attention to research, process, and detail.
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