My theoretical work addresses the social, political, and more-than-human dimensions of design, while also engaging with the interface between design and technology. I am a member of the DGTF (German Society for Design Theory and Research), the Design+Posthumanism Network, the DRS, and the International Gender Design Network.
Selected Publications
2025
Conference Paper
Sametinger, Florian; Quadflieg, Sven; Augsten, Andrea: Exploring situated knowledges. Relational Practices for transdisciplinary Research, in: Unteidig, Andreas; Herlo, Bianca, & Pierri, Paola (Eds.): Reassessing the Social – Understanding Transformation. Proceedings of the Social Design Network Conference 2025. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17559020, p. 104–116
2025
Book Chapter
Quadflieg, Sven; Sametinger, Florian; Augsten, Andrea: Mit, über und durch KI gestalten – Perspektiven auf eine zukunftsorientierte Designlehre, in: Grabbe, Lars (Eds.): Designforschung und KI. Ästhetische Transformation im Zeitalter artifizieller Systeme. Wiesbaden: Springer VS
2025
Journal Paper
Mehl, Johanna; Quadflieg, Sven; Hamed, Satu Samira; Gatz, Sebastian: Designing-With, in Company, in: Interactions (32, 4). ACM: 66–69
2024
Book Chapter
Quadflieg, Sven; Neuburg, Klaus: Artifical Design. Über Algorithmen als neue Akteurinnen in Designpraxis, -forschung und -lehre, in: Grabbe, Lars; Held, Tobias (Eds.): Designforschung und Designwissenschaft. Methoden und Theorien gestalterischer Episteme. Wiesbaden: Springer VS
2024
Conference Paper
Nestler, Simon; Quadflieg, Sven; Neuburg, Klaus: From Every Angle: The Superfluity of Images and Its Impact on Collective Memory, in: Proceedings of CHI Post-growth HCI Workshop (CHI ’24). ACM, New York, 2024
2023
Book Chapter
Quadflieg, Sven: WEIRD Problems — Rethinking Privileged Design?, in: Mehl, Johanna; Höfler, Carolin (Eds.): Attending [to] Futures. Matters of Politics in Design Education, Research, Practice. Hamburg: Adocs
2023
Journal Paper
Jessen, Dustin; Quadflieg, Sven: Towards Contingency: How Design Literacy Empowers Pluralistic Worldviews and Enhances Transitional Design., in: Temes de Disseny 39: 198-207. https://doi.org/10.46467/TdD39.2023.92-113
2023
Conference Paper
Quadflieg, Sven: Spaces for friction? Using the concept of free space as a starting point for sustainable and desirable futures, in: Holmlid, S., Rodrigues, V., Westin, C., Krogh, P. G., Mäkelä, M., Svanaes, D., Wikberg-Nilsson, Å (eds.), Nordes 2023: This Space Intentionally Left Blank, 12-14 June, Linköping University, Norrköping, Sweden. https://doi.org/10.21606/nordes.2023.119
2022
Book (Editor)
Quadflieg, Sven; Neuburg, Klaus; Nestler, Simon (Eds.): (Dis)Obedience in Digital Societies. Perspectives on the Power of Algorithms and Data. Bielefeld: Transcript
2022
Book Chapter
Quadflieg, Sven; Neuburg, Klaus; Nestler, Simon: (Dis)obeying Algorithms? Introductory Thoughts on the Power of Algorithms and the Possible Necessity of Resisting it, in: ead.: (Dis)Obedience in Digital Societies. Perspectives on the Power of Algorithms and Data. Bielefeld: Transcript
2022
Abstract
Quadflieg, Sven: Form follows … what? Designlehre im Kontext des Anthropozäns, in: Augsten, Andrea; Wölfel, Christian; Frye, Annika; Köck, Markus (eds.): Design × Nachhaltigkeit. Jahrestagung der DGTF 2022, Book of Abstracts.
2021
Conference Paper
Quadflieg, Sven: Post-anthropocentric Design: The problem of optimizing the relationship between humans and nature, in: Leitão, Renata M.; Men, Immony; Noel, Lesley-Ann; Lima, Jananda; Meninato, Tieni (eds.): Proceedings of Pivot 2021. Dismantling/reassembling — Tools for alternative futures. (› PDF)
2021
Book
Quadflieg, Sven: Mit erhobener Faust. Die Ästhetik des Protests und die Inszenierung der serbischen Revolution. Hamburg: Adocs
2021
Abstract
Quadflieg, Sven; Nestler, Simon; Neuburg Klaus: Spuren einer digitalen Ebene – die Allgegenwart des Digitalen im Stadtraum, in: Fricke, Ellen; Meiler, Matthias (eds.): Transformations – Signs and their Objects in Transition. 16th International Congress of the German Society for Semiotics 2021.
2021
Book Chapter
Quadflieg, Sven; Nestler, Simon; Sturm, Christian: Diversität in der Konzeption und Gestaltung sicherheitskritischer Systeme, in: Reuter, Christian (Ed.): Sicherheitskritische Mensch-Computer-Interaktion. Interaktive Technologien und Soziale Medien im Krisen- und Sicherheitsmanagement. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg
2021
Book Chapter
Nestler, Simon; Quadflieg, Sven; Neuburg, Klaus: The Design Prism. How Informatory-Algorithmic Education can Benefit from Design Competencies, in: Schulze Heuling, Lydia; Filk, Christian (Eds.): Algorithmic and aesthetic literacy. Emerging Transdisciplinary Explorations for the Digital Age. Opladen: Verlag Barbara Budrich
2021
Conference Paper
Neuburg, Klaus; Quadflieg, Sven; Nestler, Simon: Will artificial intelligence make designers obsolete?, in: Engenhart, Marc; Loewe, Sebastian (eds.): Proceedings of the First Conference on Designing with Artificial Intelligence . München: appliedAI (› Researchgate)
2021
Conference Paper
Nestler, Simon; Quadflieg, Sven; Neuburg, Klaus: Challenges of downscaling and upscaling in human-centered design, in: Brandt, Eva; Markussen, Thomas, Berglund, Eva; Julier, Guy; Linde, Per (eds.): Proceedings of Nordes 2021: Matters of Scale. 15-18 August 2021, Kolding, Denmark. ( › Researchgate)
2020
Book Contribution
Quadflieg, Sven: Alle Namen, in: Christensen, Michelle; Fezer, Jesko; Herlo, Bianca; Hornuff, Daniel; Joost, Gesche (Eds.), Lechts und Rinks. Hamburg: Adocs
2020
Conference Paper
Nestler, Simon; Quadflieg, Sven; Neuburg, Klaus: Das Design-Prisma - Interdisziplinäre Lösung gesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen, in: Fischer, Holger & Hess, Steffen (Eds.), Mensch und Computer 2020 – Usability Professionals. Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. und German UPA e.V.. DOI: 10.18420/muc2020-up-0110 (› Researchgate)
2018
Book Chapter
Quadflieg, Sven: Gestaltete Gesellschaft? Gestaltende Gesellschaft? Fragestellungen zur Problematik des transformativen Designs, in: Rodatz, Christoph; Smolarski, Pierre (Eds.): Was ist Public Interest Design? Positionen zur Gestaltung öffentlicher Interessen. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag
2016
Book (Editor)
Quadflieg, Sven; Theune, Gregor (Eds.): Nadogradnje. Urban Self-Regulation in Post-Yugoslav Cities. Weimar: M Books
2016
Book Chapter
Quadflieg, Sven: Acts of self-regulation. An approach to the potential of informal roof extensions, in: Quadflieg, Sven; Theune, Gregor (Eds.): Nadogradnje. Urban Self-Regulation in Post-Yugoslav Cities. Weimar: M Books
Selected Talks and Workshops
2025
Conference
Designing with Local and Indigenous Knowledges. Social Design Network Conference, HSLU, Lucerne — with Florian Sametinger and Andrea Augsten
2024
Talk
»Reading« and »Writing« Design – cyclical cognitive process modelfor developing Design Literacy abilities. Design Literacy International Network (Online) — with Dustin Jessen
2023
Guest Lecture
Empty Spaces for Post-human Design?, Design Research Lab, UdK Berlin
2023
Conference
Spaces for friction? Using the concept of free space as a starting point for sustainable and desirable futures (Talk). »Nordes. The 10th Nordic Design Research Society (Nordes) Conference«, Linköping University
2022
Conference
Form follows … what? Designlehre im Kontext des Anthropozäns (Talk). »Design × Nachhaltigkeit«, DGTF, Kiel
2022
Conference
Weird Problems – Rethinking Privileged Design? (Talk). »Attending (to) Futures«, Köln International School of Design
2021
Conference
Challenges of downscaling and upscaling in human-centered design. »Nordes 2021. Matters of Scale«, Kolding (Online) — with Klaus Neuburg
2021
Conference
Spuren einer digitalen Ebene. »Deutsche Gesellschaft für Semiotik« (Online) — with Klaus Neuburg
2021
Conference
Post-anthropocentric design? (Talk) »Pivot 2021. Dismantling/reassembling — Tools for alternative futures«, Toronto (Online)
2021
Guest Lecture
Social Design? HS Wismar
2020
Conference
Will Artificial Intelligence Make Designers Obsolete? »Designing with Artificial Intelligence«, MD.H, Berlin — with Klaus Neuburg and Simon Nestler
2020
Workshop
Design Prism. »Mensch und Computer«, University of Magdeburg — with Klaus Neuburg und Simon Nestler
2019
Panel Discussion
Die Rollen des Designs in der digitalen Welt. »Was ist Public Interest Design?«, University of Wuppertal
2017
Guest Lecture
Die Ästhetik politischer Proteste im urbanen Raum. Public Positions, University of Wuppertal
2016
Panel Discussion
Partizipation und Selbstregulierung in architektonischen Prozessen, AIT Architektursalon Cologne