About me

Ece Tan is a speculative designer and researcher. By presenting alternative narratives, she aims to critically engage viewers with possible future scenarios and to create catalysts for debate on the implications of the choices we make today.

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Projects

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  Happy CowSpeculative bovine sex toys Can we give cows under our care the dignity of pleasure? Happy Cow proposes speculative sex toys for cows in order to make standard industrial farming practices more pleasurable for them. It is a design investigation into the arbitrariness of human empathy and the power imbalance between human and non-human species through the lens of commodified farm animals. When there is a clash with human interests, we tend to disconnect from our impact on other species and

Work history

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Speculative Designer & ResearcherEce Tan
Jun 2022London, United KingdomFreelance
Specialist TechnicianCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
Sep 2021London, United KingdomFreelance

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Skills

• Design
• Product Design
• Teaching
• Design Research
• Materials
• Critical Design
• Design Development
• Creative Storytelling
• Multidisciplinary Design
• Disruptive Thinking

Education

MA Material FuturesCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
Sep 2020 - Jun 2022London, United Kingdom
BA (Hons) ModelmakingArts University Bournemouth
Sep 2013 - May 2016Bournemouth, United Kingdom

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Awards

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Best in Show 'Runner Up'New Blades