Towards the Realm of Materiality: Designing Philip K. Dick’s Non-Existing Technologies

Philip K. Dick, one of the 20th century’s most visionary authors, imagined futures filled with humans, AI, and advanced technologies. This volume delves into Dick’s visionary world, exploring the fictional devices and machines he conceived. How did Dick foresee these technologies? How can we decode his creative process and reinterpret these inventions today?

Through essays and projects by experts in design, technology, and literature, this book reimagines the non-existent technologies from Dick’s work, offering a multidisciplinary exploration of his legacy.

Featuring contributions from German A. Duarte, Tobias Revell, Naomi Mandel, and more, this research project was funded by the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.