From the 21st – 22nd April Nelly participated in a 2 day virtual ‘Hackathon’ as part of a Creative Drive for car manufacturer Kia, partnering with Sweden-based learning specialists Hyper Island. She was hooked up with a team of innovators,…

In 2020 the impossible suddenly became possible and unavoidable. How can we turn our greatest dreams and fears into reality? How can immersive experiences give us a glimpse of science’s most utopian and dystopian fascinations? This Friday 4th June 2021,…

On Tuesday 15th June 2021, Nelly will be speaking at the Graduate Showcase 2021 at The Glasgow School of Art. The event will be live streamed and Nelly will be moderating a discussion between Artist and Nhs Nurse Law Holt…

Our latest show on Worldwide Fm is now live, listen to it here! Did you know the world’s first speeding ticket was issued in 1902? That a modern Formula 1 car can drive upside down in a tunnel at 120mph and…

This month we discuss all things… Sex. Did you know the black widow spider eats her mate during or after sex. The hungry spider can eat as many as 20 lovers—in one day. Did you know the average person spends…

From doppelgängers to design, nightclubs to Nasa, Nelly talks with Host Andrew Dubber, Director of Mtf Labs, about her previous projects and upcoming film Red Moon! To listen to the conversation or to read the transcript visit Mtf Here. Music…

Our latest show on Worldwide Fm is now live, listen to it here! To celebrate national flour month we talked about baguettes and all things flour, Armenian bread, semolina, the sinking Netherlands and dry feet, explosive flour, blue chocolate, carbon monoxide…

In March Nelly is going to be bombarding the students of Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Design for their Inspirer week and to present to Unit – X a collaborative brief with the first years of Interior Design and Fashion!…

⛔️Free Pussy Riot, Navalny And All Political Prisoners⛔️  ** Update due to unforeseen circumstances Prof. Noam Chomsky is rescheduling this conversation. We will let you know as soon as we have a firm time and date. Meanwhile, we will maintain…

On 30th January 2021, Nelly was the closing talk of the Applied Paradox Symposium in Munich/virtual zone!  Hosted by Max Haarich from the Uzupis University, the symposium was located around transformative thinking. For centuries, we have been following rational thinking…

  Dae invites Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian to present at their lecture series! Taking place on the 26th Nov, Nelly will be talking to the students at Design Academy Eindhoven about Nbh latest film- ‘I am (not) a monster’.  “In…

On Friday 25th September Nelly will host a Q&A at Yale School of Architecture as part of the opening symposium What about learning organised by Dsdha for their Alternative Modes of Learning programme.  The three sessions on alternative models of…

Nelly Ben Hayoun will deliver a keynote, Designing the Impossible at Zurich University of the Arts on September 19:00 at 18:00 Cest. Refresh #3 Is An Initiative Of The Department Design And The Immersive Arts Space Of The Zurich University…

View Dezeen Sports Day Live On Nellyben.Com! In these pandemic times, sport has been – like any collective event – heavily impacted, to the point that one might wonder – is sport even a collective thing any more? We’ll explore…

Nelly Ben Hayoun is one of PRIMER2020’s Keynote Speakers for this year’s innovative virtual conference, Activating Futures! Nelly will be talking this Saturday June 27, at 12:45pm Edt, on digital futures and designing the impossible as part of her talk,…