Towards an object-oriented design ontology

Object-oriented ontology, speculative realism, new materialism, and similar contemporary philosophies proposing alternative non-anthropocentric theories to understand the world and relations within, became more prevalent and effective in the last two decades. However, except for severalsolitary examples, these do not seem to be having a transformative effect on design disciplines, theory, and practices. This paper initially introduces primary theorisations of object-oriented thinking and how these theories would inform design thinking, education, theory and practice. The author argues that this is not, by no means, an option or alternative but is a necessity, an urging fundamental transformation waiting to happen, considering the current environmental, social and cultural concerns of our age.