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The ethics of an aesthetics of wonder for planetary care: [La ética de una estética del asombro para el cuidado planetario]
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå Institute of Design. Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1454-7854
KTH School of Architecture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1744-6776
Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9100-3826
2026 (English)In: Diseña, ISSN 0718-8447, Vol. 28, no 1, article id 5Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In design, the expression of values through form and experience is often referred to as aesthetics. In response to the ecological crisis, we explore wonder as a design aesthetics for planetary care. This exploration occurs through the presentation and critique of three seasonal activities with children in Sweden, aimed at inspiring local ecological curiosity: Appreciating the Wind, Looking for Frog Eggs, and Making Natural Perfumes. From these activities, we reflect upon the ethics of an aesthetics of wonder. This includes addressing the prioritization of human experience and the commodification of nature in design. We offer three contributions: defining and positioning wonder as a possible design aesthetics for planetary care, presenting three seasonal activities that situate wonder as an aesthetics in practice, and offering reflections on the ethics of wonder based on a critique of the activities.

Abstract [es]

En el campo del diseño, la expresión de valores a través de la forma y la experiencia suele denominarse estética. En respuesta a la crisis ecológica, exploramos el asombro (wonder) como una estética de diseño para el cuidado planetario. Esta exploración se lleva a cabo mediante la presentación y la crítica de tres actividades estacionales con niñas y niños en Suecia, dirigidas a inspirar la curiosidad ecológica local: Apreciar el viento, Buscar huevos de rana y Hacer perfumes naturales. A partir de estas actividades, reflexionamos sobre la ética de una estética del asombro. Esto implica hacerse cargo de las distintas formas en que el diseño prioriza la experiencia humana y comodifica la naturaleza. Ofrecemos tres contribuciones: definir y posicionar el asombro como una posible estética de diseño para el cuidado planetario, presentar tres actividades estacionales que sitúan el asombro como una estética en la práctica y ofrecer reflexiones sobre la ética del asombro a partir de una crítica de las actividades.

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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile , 2026. Vol. 28, no 1, article id 5
Keywords [en]
children, more-than-human, seasonal design, place-based, temporality
Keywords [es]
infancia, más-que-humano, diseño estacional, basado en el lugar, temporalidad
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design
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-249379DOI: 10.7764/disena.28.Article.5OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-249379DiVA, id: diva2:2034915
Available from: 2026-02-03 Created: 2026-02-03 Last updated: 2026-02-03Bibliographically approved

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