HUGO PILATE
DESIGN RESEARCHER & DIGITAL ARTIST 
EXHIBITS & TALKS
2025 
  • Exhibitor at Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam / Artwork: Lagares do Alvará (with What A Mess) / Rotterdam, NL




  • 2024










    • 2021 



    • 2020
    • Speaker at Kazerne / Talk title: Alternative futures / Online Eindhoven, NL

    • Exhibitor at Processing Community Day / Artwork: Photo Sueding (with Harshit Vishwakarma) / New Delhi, IND



      2018
      Exhibitor at the Irregulars Art Fair / Artwork: The barricade inside the gallery (with Harshit Vishwakarma) / New Delhi, IND





    • 2014
    • Exhibitor at the Maker Faire Bay Area / Project Tables x Paddles / San Jose, US





    RESIDENCIES & RECOGNITION

    2025
     




    • 2022
    • Designer in residence at La Gaîté Lyrique for the Agoraverse workshop series (with Makan Fofana aka Banlieue du Turfu) / Paris, FR

    • 2021 
    • Fellow in the NewNew program, Superrr Lab / (with Makan Fofana aka Banlieue du Turfu) / Paris, FR






    TEACHING
    2025 
    Guest faculty in ‘Concept-driven interaction design’ at Chalmers University of Technology – Lectures and workshops / Interaction Design MA

    Guest faculty in ‘Emergency architecture and resilient design’ at Chalmers University of Technology – Lectures and workshop / Architecture MA


    2023
    Organization and facilitation of workshop on ‘Worldbuilding in video games’ at École Estienne – Workshop / Design BA


    2021
    Guest faculty in ‘Social urban planning’ at Leiden School of Urban Studies – Workshops and project supervisions / Urban Studies BA / Workshop microsite: Laan Van NOI Redesign

    Organization and facilitation of workshop on ‘Designing for Precious Plastics in India‘ at L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique – Workshop and project supervision / Design MA / Presentation deck: Designing for Precious Plastics in India


    2020
    Organization and facilitation of workshop on ‘Introduction to Speculative Design’ at School Of Design, UPES – Workshop / Industrial Design / BA

    Organization and facilitation of workshop on ‘Envisioning Ahmedabad in 2050’ at Anant National University – Workshop and project supervisions / Industrial Design BA / Project microsite: Ahmedabhad 2050


    2019
    Guest faculty in ‘Immersive storytelling with Unity’
    at L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique, India Studio – Workshop and project supervisions / Design Strategy MA / Microsite: Pune2050, Futuring in Fortnite Creative

    Guest faculty in ‘Immersive storytelling with Unity’ at National Institute of Design – Workshop and project supervisions / Exhibit Design MA / Microsite: Immersive storytelling in Unity


    2017
    Organization and facilitation of workshop on ‘Primary research for worldbuilding’ at Art Center College of Design – Workshop and project supervisions / Entertainment Design BA