Framer Framed

30 Apr 2026
18:00 - 20:00

Book Presentation and Workshop: They asked me to design a house, I asked them to design a home

On 30 April 2026, Framer Framed hosts the book presentation of They asked me to design a house, I asked them to design a home, as well as as its activation through a workshop, exploring the experience of domestic spaces through presentation and participatory workshops. The programme is organised by collective Common Ground Practice, consisting of designers and artists Georgina Pantazopoulou and Ilaria Palmieri.

They asked me to design a house, I asked them to design a home is both a publication and a collective research project that rethinks domesticity through an intersectional feminist framework. The publication is structured in two parts. The first part, divided into three chapters – From the Balcony, Through the Door, and Under the Carpet – brings together essays, conversations and visual contributions that question how domestic spaces are designed, narrated and experienced. This section is introduced through a visual presentation and short readings, offering a 45 minute overview of the diverse voices and perspectives gathered in the book.

The second part introduces the practical side of the project, including workshops previously conducted by Common Ground Practice, and concludes with Exercises, a section that invites readers to experiment with new tools for imagining and inhabiting home. This part is activated during the presentation, shaped as a participatory workshop of approximately one hour. The workshop is structured as follows:

• – Introduction and getting to know each other
• – Guided questions and short discussions about participants’ experiences of their domestic spaces
• – Collective mapping: visually representing these experiences on a shared sheet of paper
• – Interventions: each participant is invited to add (through drawing or writing) to someone else’s representation
• – Performative phase: using simple materials such as tape and paper, participants collaboratively build a three-dimensional interpretation of the shared space that emerged from the earlier discussions. Once the basic structure is formed, selected exercises from the book are performed.

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Info & Credits

This event is in English. Admission is free, pay what you can. Do you also think art should be free and accessible? Please consider supporting us with a donation when registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend!

The event may be photographed and filmed. Kindly let us know in advance if you prefer not to have your picture taken. For seated programmes, places are always made available for wheelchair users. Please speak to the host before the programme begins.

Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; and VriendenLoterij Fonds.

Location

Framer Framed
Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71
1093 KS, Amsterdam