本文着重介绍意大利设计师艾利奥·卡卡维拉及其题为“有用的宠物”这项跨学科研究,卡卡维拉的此项研究开始于新闻媒体中一则关于异种移植病例的报道,由此引发了一连串的思考,主要集中在生物技术的进步所产生的人类社会、文化、伦理的冲突,以及设计师如何介入,以设计为媒介重新面对人与动物的关系。 This article focuses on the Italian designer Arico Kavuvira and his interdisciplinary study entitled “Useful Pets,” a study by Kacavira that started in the news media about a case of xenograft This triggered a series of reflections mainly focused on the conflicts of human society, culture and ethics arising from the progress of biotechnology, and how the designers intervened to re-confront the relationship between humans and animals through the design.