Katarzyna Kupińska, PM, LivingLab.
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The Living Lab Library is an energizing space filled with books, magazines, and games. We built it for those who feel uncomfortable and want change around them.
Browse through our selection. And borrow something if you need to.
Browse through our selection. And borrow something if you need to.
The publications we have collected combine scientific knowledge and practical experience. They invite us to discuss our relationship with nature and technology, and the intertwining of the past and the future. They also invite us to engage in dialogue about the role of humans in the modern world in ensuring a healthy and dignified life for future generations.
The publications we have collected combine scientific knowledge and practical experience. They invite us to discuss our relationship with nature and technology, and the intertwining of the past and the future. They also invite us to engage in dialogue about the role of humans in the modern world in ensuring a healthy and dignified life for future generations.
Below you will find the thematic categories of items available in our Library.
If you are interested in borrowing any item, please contact us.
Ecology, climate, and sustainable development
Publications in this category open the mind to reflection, ask questions, confront the truth about the impact of human activity on the environment, and provide inspiration.
1. Fate: Politics and Catastrophes in the Modern World – Niall Ferguson, published by Literackie
2. The Climate Book – Greta Thunberg, published by Agora
3. The Dark Manifesto: On Artificial Light and the Threat to the Ancient Circadian Rhythm – Johan Eklöf, published by Krytyka Polityczna
4. Less is More: How Moving Away from Economic Growth Will Save the World – Jason Hickel, published by Karakter
5. Dark Ecology: Towards a Logic of Future Coexistence – Timothy Morton, published by Oficyna Związek Otwarty
6. Cancel the catastrophe. Conversations about climate, rebellion, and the future of Poland – Tomasz Borejza, published by Znak Horyzont
7. The future depends on us. A guide to the climate crisis for incorrigible optimists – Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carna, published by Krytyka Polityczna
8. Earth's Treasures: Six Raw Materials That Will Determine the Survival of Our Civilization – Ed Conway, published by Znak Horyzont
9. The World Within Me, Me Within the World: Toward a Planetary Awakening – Joanna Macy, published by Krytyka Polityczna
10. Confessions of a Sober Ecologist – Paul Kingsnorth, published by Znak Horyzont
Product Design
Books in this category show the practical aspects of designing 20th-century products that we cannot imagine life without today, as well as contemporary principles of circular design from a European perspective.
1. Design for Sustainability Survival Guide, Conny Bakker, Ed van Hinte, and Yvo Zijlstra, published by BIS Publishers
2. Less but Better, Dieter Rams, published by Die Gestalten Verlag
3. Products That Flow, Siem Haffmans, Marjolein van Gelder, Ed van Hinte, Yvo Zijlstra, published by BIS Publishers
4. Products That Last, Conny Bakker, Marcel den Hollander, Ed van Hinte, published by BIS Publishers
5. Soft Electronics: Iconic Retro Designs from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, Jaro Gielens, published by Die Gestalten Verlag
Research, methods, and processes
The publications in this category provide tools that are the result of theoretical analysis and practical experience, offering support when starting a new project or when stuck or confused in ongoing activities.
1. Designerly Ways of Knowing, Danah Abdulla, published by Onomatopee
2. Hands on Research for Artists, Designers & Educators, Miriam Rasch, Jojanneke Gijsen, Harma Staal, published by Set Margins
3. Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space, Brian O’Doherty, published by University of California Press
4. Research and Evaluation for Busy Students and Practitioners, Helen Kara, published by Policy Press
5. Spis natur. O mieście, technologii, sztuce i współczesnych obyczajach (Inventory of Natures: On the City, Technology, Art, and Contemporary Customs), Marek Krajewski, published by Fundacja Nowej Kultury Bęc Zmiana
6. The Change Book: Fifty Models to Explain How Things Happen, Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler, published by Profile Books Ltd
7. The Collaboration Book: 41 Ideas for Working Better Together, Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler, published by Profile Books Ltd
8. The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking, Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler, published by Profile Books Ltd
9. The Impact Plan, Catarina Lelis, published by BIS Publishers
10. Unlock Collective Genius, Alwin Put, published by BIS Publishers
11. Writing is not Magic, it's Design, João Batalheiro Ferreira, published by BIS Publishers
Tools for change for entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers
1. Breaking Innovation Barriers, Gijs van Wulfen, published by BIS Publishers
2. Imagine Five, magazine, published by 5 Media Fonden
3. Revolutionary Minds, Sven Schimpf, Anna Waldinger, Franziska Buschinger & Anna Dill, published by BIS Publishers
The 21st-century designer
1. Design Leadership Chronicles, Marzia Aricò, published by BIS Publishers
2. Emotional Labor: How Invisible Work Shapes Our Lives and How to Recognize Your Own Power, Rose Hackman, published by Krytyka Polityczna
3. The New Designer: Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change, Manuel Lima, published by BIS Publishers
4. What Design Can’t Do, Silvio Lorusso, published by BIS Publishers
The future that begins today
1. Anthropocene. Towards Regenerative Architecture, published by BIS Publishers
2. Creating with Nature, Valeria Duarte Reyes & David Gauntlett, published by BIS Publishers
3. The Limits to Growth, Donella H. Meadows, published by PWN
4. How to Research Trends – Revised Edition, Els Dragt, published by BIS Publishers
5. Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space, Brian O’Doherty, published by University of California Press
5. Farsight magazine, published by Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, European Futures, published by Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies
7. The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins, Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, published by Princeton University Press
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The publications we have collected combine scientific knowledge and practical experience. They invite us to discuss our relationship with nature and technology, and the intertwining of the past and the future. They also invite us to engage in dialogue about the role of humans in the modern world in ensuring a healthy and dignified life for future generations.
Below you will find the thematic categories of items available in our Library.
If you are interested in borrowing any item, please contact us.
Ecology, climate, and sustainable development
Publications in this category open the mind to reflection, ask questions, confront the truth about the impact of human activity on the environment, and provide inspiration.
1. Fate: Politics and Catastrophes in the Modern World – Niall Ferguson, published by Literackie
2. The Climate Book – Greta Thunberg, published by Agora
3. The Dark Manifesto: On Artificial Light and the Threat to the Ancient Circadian Rhythm – Johan Eklöf, published by Krytyka Polityczna
4. Less is More: How Moving Away from Economic Growth Will Save the World – Jason Hickel, published by Karakter
5. Dark Ecology: Towards a Logic of Future Coexistence – Timothy Morton, published by Oficyna Związek Otwarty
6. Cancel the catastrophe. Conversations about climate, rebellion, and the future of Poland – Tomasz Borejza, published by Znak Horyzont
7. The future depends on us. A guide to the climate crisis for incorrigible optimists – Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carna, published by Krytyka Polityczna
8. Earth's Treasures: Six Raw Materials That Will Determine the Survival of Our Civilization – Ed Conway, published by Znak Horyzont
9. The World Within Me, Me Within the World: Toward a Planetary Awakening – Joanna Macy, published by Krytyka Polityczna
10. Confessions of a Sober Ecologist – Paul Kingsnorth, published by Znak Horyzont
Product Design
Books in this category show the practical aspects of designing 20th-century products that we cannot imagine life without today, as well as contemporary principles of circular design from a European perspective.
1. Design for Sustainability Survival Guide, Conny Bakker, Ed van Hinte, and Yvo Zijlstra, published by BIS Publishers
2. Less but Better, Dieter Rams, published by Die Gestalten Verlag
3. Products That Flow, Siem Haffmans, Marjolein van Gelder, Ed van Hinte, Yvo Zijlstra, published by BIS Publishers
4. Products That Last, Conny Bakker, Marcel den Hollander, Ed van Hinte, published by BIS Publishers
5. Soft Electronics: Iconic Retro Designs from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, Jaro Gielens, published by Die Gestalten Verlag
Research, methods, and processes
The publications in this category provide tools that are the result of theoretical analysis and practical experience, offering support when starting a new project or when stuck or confused in ongoing activities.
1. Designerly Ways of Knowing, Danah Abdulla, published by Onomatopee
2. Hands on Research for Artists, Designers & Educators, Miriam Rasch, Jojanneke Gijsen, Harma Staal, published by Set Margins
3. Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space, Brian O’Doherty, published by University of California Press
4. Research and Evaluation for Busy Students and Practitioners, Helen Kara, published by Policy Press
5. Spis natur. O mieście, technologii, sztuce i współczesnych obyczajach (Inventory of Natures: On the City, Technology, Art, and Contemporary Customs), Marek Krajewski, published by Fundacja Nowej Kultury Bęc Zmiana
6. The Change Book: Fifty Models to Explain How Things Happen, Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler, published by Profile Books Ltd
7. The Collaboration Book: 41 Ideas for Working Better Together, Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler, published by Profile Books Ltd
8. The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking, Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler, published by Profile Books Ltd
9. The Impact Plan, Catarina Lelis, published by BIS Publishers
10. Unlock Collective Genius, Alwin Put, published by BIS Publishers
11. Writing is not Magic, it's Design, João Batalheiro Ferreira, published by BIS Publishers
Tools for change for entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers
1. Breaking Innovation Barriers, Gijs van Wulfen, published by BIS Publishers
2. Imagine Five, magazine, published by 5 Media Fonden
3. Revolutionary Minds, Sven Schimpf, Anna Waldinger, Franziska Buschinger & Anna Dill, published by BIS Publishers
The 21st-century designer
1. Design Leadership Chronicles, Marzia Aricò, published by BIS Publishers
2. Emotional Labor: How Invisible Work Shapes Our Lives and How to Recognize Your Own Power, Rose Hackman, published by Krytyka Polityczna
3. The New Designer: Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change, Manuel Lima, published by BIS Publishers
4. What Design Can’t Do, Silvio Lorusso, published by BIS Publishers
The future that begins today
1. Anthropocene. Towards Regenerative Architecture, published by BIS Publishers
2. Creating with Nature, Valeria Duarte Reyes & David Gauntlett, published by BIS Publishers
3. The Limits to Growth, Donella H. Meadows, published by PWN
4. How to Research Trends – Revised Edition, Els Dragt, published by BIS Publishers
5. Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space, Brian O’Doherty, published by University of California Press
5. Farsight magazine, published by Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, European Futures, published by Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies
7. The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins, Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, published by Princeton University Press
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