I'm Gijs. I like words and images and objects, to think about the self. If we contain multitudes, the self is like a conglomerate, posing as multiple brands:
Supergijs is a self-centered and materialistic design researcher. He likes to explore topics like money 
and the design of trust, by stealing methods from trend forecasters, pop artists, designers and philosophers.
G.L.A. de Boer studies philosophy of technology. He is currently writing his MSc thesis on posthumanist design, looking at the relationship between design and human self-understanding as reciprocal. If technology is so biased / subjective / extractive, why does it feel so neutral / objective / clean?
Extra Practice is a collective with Benjamin Earl and Emma Verhoeven, or an experiment in learning together. We missed how school fostered our artistic research projects so we try to recreate those circumstances.
We're currently hosting a reading room where we read and talk about How To Do Nothing, Why I No Longer Talk To White People About Race, and Plan and Play, Play and Plan.
Coordinator Gijs supports head Saskia van Stein with hosting the students of MA The Critical Inquiry Lab at Design Academy Eindhoven.