gene dogs is a speculative design project themed “Design a new breed of dog.”
Research
- The history of dog breeding
- Pets as commodities under capitalism
- AI-driven personalization and the production of “personality”
The work
A fictional high-end dog atelier, gene dogs, complete with Lineage Certificates, the Bonded Lineage Programme, and a Care Covenant. It is built out in the form of a realistic e-commerce site, down to per-breed product pages, an archive of past lines, a Concierge, and an Ethics Statement.
- Live site: https://shohei81.github.io/gene-dog/