A living glove made of moss helps you breathe clean air again in a world where arbor's bane disease killed most of the trees. It functions by the moss performing photosynthesis converting carbon dioxide to oxygen. The inside is aligned with micro-needles which help transfer the oxygen directly to your blood stream.

(Speculative fictions from 2nd year students in BA Design+Change, Linnaeus University, for the course Speculative Design)

OxyMoss Glove // Laura

The emotional machine is a machine developed by a group of neurosurgeons that allows you via electric microshocks to the brain and spine to finally understand other people’s feelings and physical sensations. The machine sticks to the skin through microneedles in the sensors and skin safe adhesives. Different machines connect to each other via bluetooth.

(Speculative fictions from 2nd year students in BA Design+Change, Linnaeus University, for the course Speculative Design)

Emotional Machine // Alessandra

Humeat is a speculative design that takes place takes place in a far dystopian future. In this world not only has most edible animals and plants gone exctinct, but the lack of food has also put all of humanity in danger. Humeat's intentions are to "solve" this problem by selling and humanizing consumption of human meat.

(Speculative fictions from 2nd year students in BA Design+Change, Linnaeus University, for the course Speculative Design)

Humeat // Felipe

You feel in danger. You press a button on your vest and it closes you into a touch proof bubble. The SafeME bubble is here to save and protect any women against any type of violence, harassment or abuse. Blue led lights reflect the heartbeat to show the emotion of fear as well as warning signs to step away.

SafeME bubble® // Nela

'The Gallery of Life' is a speculative design project aiming to criticize the way technological development seems to avoid certain aspects of our lives such as death. What would a tombstone and a cemetery from the future look like?

The Gallery of Life // Svetlana

In a world where humans are heavily dependenton AI, AI has become so advanced, self-aware and sentient that it was almost impossible to distinguish it from real life. Human-to-human communication has become very rare and the best way to communicate is through Cogin. Cogin is a communication helmet that facilitates thought-based communication.

Cogin // Sima Benni

SPECULATING DEATH: THE AETHER HARP
This circle-shaped harp is played during times of birth and death. The frame consists of light metal alloy and the strings are made of human hair. Life’s continuity in the face of death and death’s inevitability in the face of birth is a contrast that might be able to shake the current taboo around dying.