“Computational Design is Industrial Design with a radical method of using computers to empower rather than as a tool.”

6^rd Feb 2021, Saturday, Lysandre Follet, the Computational Design Director of Innovation at Nike, United States delivered an insightful session on Computational Design. He is an enthusiastic orator and the winner of the 1st prize in the 2008 Design Awards and Gold Prize 2008. Lysandre Follet focused on the emerging role of technology and its best implication in daily life rather than considering it as a threat.

As an Innovator, Leader, and Lifelong Learner, Follet narrates about the intersectional approach he took while solving problems. Further, he asserted that “Design itself is multidisciplinary and is interlinked with Art and Science. The same applies to Music which requires principles of Mathematics, Physics, and Sensorial experiences. This encouraged me to develop a synthesizer using gamification to bring a unique relation”. The insightful session provided students with a brief about Computational Design.