Institute of Design

Affiliated Research areas

Materials Engineering
Systems and Communication Engineering
Institutions, Governance and Legal Systems
Human Mobility, Environment, and Space

Scientific Areas

Materials Engineering
Systems and Communication Engineering
Institutions, Governance and Legal Systems
Human Mobility, Environment, and Space

Keywords

Research
digital media
digital art
digital design
virtual reality
augmented reality
artificial intelligence
generative art
generative design
sustainable design
renewable materials
sustainable materials
sustainable production
sustainable techniques
sustainable processes
identity of material culture
curatorial studies
accessibility of law
accessibility of information
legal design
participatory design
co-design
supporting art
co-creation
art and community building

Summary

The Institute of Design brings together the creative community of SWPS University across its campuses in Poland’s three largest cities: Warsaw, Kraków, and Wrocław. This includes designers and artists, as well as researchers exploring the field of art and design.

Our interdisciplinary work combines practice with the strengths of SWPS University in the social sciences and humanities. We collaborate with other universities, institutions, and companies to develop solutions that reshape culture, the economy, and everyday life. Through numerous international partnerships and grants, our teams conduct research and develop projects resulting in publications in prestigious academic journals and presentations in leading cultural institutions in Poland and around the world, including the Louvre, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Vitra Museum, Salone del Mobile, the International Architecture Biennale in Venice, and the London Design Biennale.

Our key areas of specialization include digital media in art and design, sustainable materials, techniques, and practices, the identity of material culture, accessibility of law and information, and art that supports marginalized communities.