Critical Making 2026 · Frankfurt

Human–Plant–Computer Interaction Workshop

What if plants weren't resources, but participants?

A full-day, hands-on workshop imagining and building future systems where plants, people and technology shape one another — through speculative design, plant sensing, VR and physical prototyping. No experience needed.

Date

Sat 29 Aug2026

Time

11:15 – 19:00

Where

Frankfurtin person

Places

12–163-4 groups

The day

From imagining futures to making them tangible.

Morning

Imagining plant futures

Meet living plants and take on a speculative scenario set in 2050 — how might human–plant–technology relationships respond to an ecological, social or community challenge?

Observe & interact with living plants
Sketch imagined systems in VR (Open Brush)
Backcast toward a possible future

Afternoon

Making plant interfaces

Speculation becomes experiment. Using pre-configured kits and a no-code tutorial, read plant and environmental data, then build a physical prototype of your idea.

Read plant & environment data, no code
Prototype with clay, cardboard, LEGO, sensors
Present & discuss the futures that emerged

Programme