HACKMASTERS was founded to answer one question
“HOW DO WE WANT TO LIVE IN THE FUTURE?”
A DECADE OF DISCOVERY & RESEARCH
For over a decade we explored this question through collaboration with academics Queen Mary University of London, University of the Arts London, and ISM University of Management and Economics as well as governments, commercial and private sector collaborators.
FUTURES WITH INTENTION
These futures aren’t accidental. They emerge from conscious choices—choices grounded in values, not just possibilities. Often, the clearest path to what we do want comes from exploring what we don’t. Speculative futures aren’t about preserving the present. Self-preservation can kill you.
PROTOPIAS & PROVOCATIONS
What follows is a collection of the protopias and simulations born from our collaborations. Some reveal fresh ideals and value systems. Others show how quickly dreams can turn into nightmares. These aren’t traditional design or product solutions built to fit market demands—they’re provocations designed to stretch reality, spark debate, and challenge assumptions.
TOOLS FOR IMAGINATION
In our speculative futures, we trade in ideals, not ideas. We offer compasses, not maps. Provocations, not products.
BREAKING THE MOULD
Today’s dominant strategy and design models still serve a one-dimensional view of capitalism and consumption. Speculative futures break from that mould, giving us space to question expectations and introduce alternative values, ideals, and navigational tools for what’s next.
OUR ORIGIN STORY
From Day 1, HACKMASTERS was designed to provide a creative counter world. An ALT.UNIVERSE where the future should be a choice not an accident.
