Sanna Lehtinen
Sanna Lehtinen (PhD 2015, Univ. of Helsinki) works as a Research Fellow in the Transdisciplinary Arts Studies unit (TAITE) at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. She is also a Docent in Aesthetics at the University of Helsinki. Sanna's research focuses on urban environmental aesthetics and the philosophy of the city, and her current research interests include aesthetic sustainability, transgenerational aesthetics, and aesthetics of new urban technologies. Sanna’s publications include journal articles published in Open Philosophy, Essays in Philosophy, Philosophical Inquiries, Sustainability Science, and Behaviour & Information Technology, invited articles in edited volumes published by Routledge, Bloomsbury, Springer, and Oxford University Press, as well as editing special issues for Environmental Values, Contemporary Aesthetics, ESPES, East Asian Journal of Philosophy, and Open Philosophy. Sanna was the President of the Finnish Society for Aesthetics and a Delegate in the Executive Committee of the International Association of Aesthetics in 2019–21. She is currently a Codirector in the Board of the international Philosophy of the City Research Group (PotC) and an affiliate member in 4TU. Centre for Ethics and Technology. Sanna is a member of the editorial boards in several international academic journals in addition to being the Assistant Editor of Contemporary Aesthetics.
Delfina Fantini
Dr Delfina Fantini van Ditmar is a biologist, design researcher and Senior Lecturer at the School of Design at the Royal College of Art. Delfina participates in the School of Design transdisciplinary module The Grand Challenge. Previously Delfina worked as a tutor at the Design Products + Futures programme and has been a Visiting Lecturer on the Information Experience Design (IED) programme, MRes RCA Communication Design, MRes RCA Healthcare Design, and the MRes RCA Design pathway. Currently she is a Design Researcher in Residency at the Design Museum.
Driven by her interest in ecological thinking, reflective practices and inter-relations as a systemic response to the environmental collapse, Delfina's critical practice examines material ethics of care and the necessary paradigm shift in design. In her teaching practice, Delfina encourages students to reflect on epistemological paradigms, envision alternative futures, think systemically and critically analyse the broader implications of their decisions. Delfina has been a crit and Visiting Lecturer in several institutions, including The Bartlett, Architectural Association, Manchester School of Art, University of Brighton, University for the Creative Arts, Liverpool University, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD), Politecnico di Milano, Syracuse University, Rice University, Critical Media Lab Basel and TU Berlin, among others.
