On Thursday June 6, the ArtEZ Centre of Expertise Future Makers will host an event for researchers, creative professionals and entrepreneurs on design-driven research for more sustainable value chains in fashion, textile and design. Ivan Henriques will give a keynote lecture on the relationship between nature and technology by creating new forms of communication between human beings and living organisms. We will present our projects The Future of Living Materials, Emotionally Durable Design, and Designing for Precarious Citizens. Future Makers is a collaboration between the Fashion Professorship and the Professorship in Product Design & Interior Architecture.