Loeb Fellowship Symposium, “A Round Table – Makers and Users”

Name: Loeb Fellowship Symposium, “A Round Table – Makers and Users”
Start: 2024-11-15T12:00:00-05:00
Location: 48 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02138

Schedule

Fri Nov 15 2024 at 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

48 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02138 | Cambridge, MA

A round table has been the symbol and a spatial device of equality, exchange, and dialogue. It is also an apt metaphor for the ethos of the Loeb Fellowship and its commitment to the value of knowledge sharing, relationships, community and the impact these have on the agency of our work. A round table is where the fellows gather at the Doebele House for their long-standing invitation dinners, and at the kitchen of the Fellowship’s curator. Both places are where food and drink are elevated beyond sustenance, where human interaction seeks to change and enrich lives and transform each fellow’s ability to make a difference in the world. These tables have been witness to hundreds of hours of engagement by fellows, friends, families, and guests.
This symposium brings five fellows from the 10 years of John Peterson’s curatorship, and asks each of those fellows to invite a colleague who has been instrumental in the success of their work. These pairs will present five stories exemplifying the Loeb Fellowship’s vision and reach—a multiplier in a chain of influences through projects, collaborations, ideas, policies, activism, commitment, and tenacity, and a recognition that our work and well-being require us to be dependent beings.
The presenters will delve into the value of dialogue, mentorship and sharing as acts of care that broaden the intellectual and human horizons of the design professions. These practices not only cultivate networks of support and personal growth but also challenge the conventional values of authorship, publicity, and exclusivity.
Food, drink, discourse, and fellowship will be the median for this seminar’s intellectual enrichment and the advancement of social good.
Join us for stories of the struggles for social change and a farewell toast with John Peterson.