Chris Woebken Studio is a design futures research practice residing on the traditional and unceded land of the Lenape also known as Brooklyn, New York. Working through participatory projects, the studio helps communities co-construct and inhabit speculative scenarios. The studio develops special commissions with cultural organizations and partners to produce public programs.
Works are held in private and museum collections, including the MoMA Permanent Collection and the Nevada Museum of Art. Chris co-founded the Extrapolation Factory, a participatory futures research studio. Woebken participated in art residencies at Rhizome, Eyebeam, Headlands Center for the Arts, MacDowell and his work was supported by grants and commissions from Pioneer Works, MoMA, Shed, NYFA and the Graham Foundation. His work has been exhibited widely including the MoMA, NCCA National Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow, and the China National Museum in Beijing. He holds a Master's in Design Interactions from the Royal College of Art in London.
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Current & Upcoming:
Fall 2026: Participatory Art For Society Engagement with Ocean and Water with partners blueOASIS and Anda&Fala, Azores, PT, EU
Fall 2026: Bard Graduate Center, Visiting Fellowship, NYC, US
Works are held in private and museum collections, including the MoMA Permanent Collection and the Nevada Museum of Art. Chris co-founded the Extrapolation Factory, a participatory futures research studio. Woebken participated in art residencies at Rhizome, Eyebeam, Headlands Center for the Arts, MacDowell and his work was supported by grants and commissions from Pioneer Works, MoMA, Shed, NYFA and the Graham Foundation. His work has been exhibited widely including the MoMA, NCCA National Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow, and the China National Museum in Beijing. He holds a Master's in Design Interactions from the Royal College of Art in London.
View my full Curriculum Vitae
Current & Upcoming:
Fall 2026: Participatory Art For Society Engagement with Ocean and Water with partners blueOASIS and Anda&Fala, Azores, PT, EU
Fall 2026: Bard Graduate Center, Visiting Fellowship, NYC, US
Areas I specialize in:
Participatory Futures Research, Structuring participatory design engagements, Critical & experimental design curriculum and workshop development, Special interest in biodesign and ecology research
Past project partners include:
Arts & Culture: 1014 / space for ideas, A/D/O, Ali Forney Center, Anda&Fala, Apexart, California College of the Arts, Cooper Hewitt, Cybernetics Library, Dunne & Raby, Eyebeam, Goethe Institute, Headlands Center for the Arts, HKW Berlin, Laboratorio para la Ciudad (Mexico City), Local Projects, Playful Systems Group (MIT Media Lab), Mmuseumm, MOS Architects, Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Arts and Design, Nevada Museum of Art, New Inc / IdeasCity, Nurtureart, nGbK Berlin, Pioneer Works, Queens Museum, Rhizome, Sagmeister Inc., Scenario Lab, Storefront for Art and Architecture, The Green Eyl, The Living, The Shed, Van Alen Institute, Walker Art Center, Walk&Talk, YesYesNo, Youth Design Center, ZKM Karlsruhe, Z33
Public Sector: COP / UNFCCC, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, NYC Department of Education, NYC Emergency Management, Red Cross Climate Center, UNICEF
Industry: Autodesk Research, blueOASIS, ComEd, Deep Science Ventures, Dubai Future Foundation, Ford Motor Company, Forum for the Future, Ginkgo Bioworks, Hyperbolic Labs, IDEO, Intel Research, Microsoft Research, Space10, TED / TED Fellows
Education: Art Center Pasadena, Bard Graduate Center, Bauhaus University Weimar, CIID, Columbia GSAPP, Cornell AAP, CUNY, Dalton School, Estonian Academy of Arts, Fordham University, Genspace, Lancaster University, MIT, National Tsing Hua University, CU Boulder, NYCU Taiwan, NYU, OCAD University, Parsons School of Design, PS147, Royal College of Art, RISD, Rutgers, School of Machines Making & Make-Believe, Strelka Institute, Syracuse University, SVA, University at Buffalo, University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design
email: hello at chriswoebken dot com
studio location: 63 Flushing Ave, Building 212, Suite 201, Brooklyn, NY 11205
socials: Instagram, Flickr
Participatory Futures Research, Structuring participatory design engagements, Critical & experimental design curriculum and workshop development, Special interest in biodesign and ecology research
Past project partners include:
Arts & Culture: 1014 / space for ideas, A/D/O, Ali Forney Center, Anda&Fala, Apexart, California College of the Arts, Cooper Hewitt, Cybernetics Library, Dunne & Raby, Eyebeam, Goethe Institute, Headlands Center for the Arts, HKW Berlin, Laboratorio para la Ciudad (Mexico City), Local Projects, Playful Systems Group (MIT Media Lab), Mmuseumm, MOS Architects, Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Arts and Design, Nevada Museum of Art, New Inc / IdeasCity, Nurtureart, nGbK Berlin, Pioneer Works, Queens Museum, Rhizome, Sagmeister Inc., Scenario Lab, Storefront for Art and Architecture, The Green Eyl, The Living, The Shed, Van Alen Institute, Walker Art Center, Walk&Talk, YesYesNo, Youth Design Center, ZKM Karlsruhe, Z33
Public Sector: COP / UNFCCC, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, NYC Department of Education, NYC Emergency Management, Red Cross Climate Center, UNICEF
Industry: Autodesk Research, blueOASIS, ComEd, Deep Science Ventures, Dubai Future Foundation, Ford Motor Company, Forum for the Future, Ginkgo Bioworks, Hyperbolic Labs, IDEO, Intel Research, Microsoft Research, Space10, TED / TED Fellows
Education: Art Center Pasadena, Bard Graduate Center, Bauhaus University Weimar, CIID, Columbia GSAPP, Cornell AAP, CUNY, Dalton School, Estonian Academy of Arts, Fordham University, Genspace, Lancaster University, MIT, National Tsing Hua University, CU Boulder, NYCU Taiwan, NYU, OCAD University, Parsons School of Design, PS147, Royal College of Art, RISD, Rutgers, School of Machines Making & Make-Believe, Strelka Institute, Syracuse University, SVA, University at Buffalo, University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design
email: hello at chriswoebken dot com
studio location: 63 Flushing Ave, Building 212, Suite 201, Brooklyn, NY 11205
socials: Instagram, Flickr