Onkar Kular & Henric Benesch

The Right to design is a practice-based research platform run by Onkar Kular and Henric Benesch. The platform has the dual aim of understanding the entangled historic and present relationship between design and rights and to claim ‘design’ itself as a special kind of right that is accessible beyond class background, gender, ethnicity, age and disability. The platform currently serves as the base for activities such as assemblies, (mis)readings, broadcasting and educational initiatives with partners inside and outside academia.

Onkar Kular is Professor of Design HDK-Valand – Academy of Art and Design, Design Interventions, University of Gothenburg. His practice has reached international acclaim through exhibitions, education and publications.

Henric Benesch is the Acting Dean at the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts at The University of Gothenburg and is involved in interdisciplinary research projects focusing on design with regard to critical and institutional aspects of participation and knowledge production.