Design and imagination contribute to urgent transitions
During Dutch Design Week 2024 (DDW24) in Eindhoven, the Dutch Design Foundation presents Designing Society, an exhibition spanning over 600m², inviting visitors to explore new perspectives on possible futures.
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The Generational Thinkers: Melle Smets
Every month, design agency Verveeld � Verward intervieuws a leading future ancestor from the design field and beyond about generational thinking. This time, they visit Melle Smets, researcher and conceptual designer for public space.
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Nieuwe Vroenten: A Taste for Change
In the Netherlands, 54% of the total land area is used for agriculture. Imagine if we used only half of that. What possibilities would remain for housing, nature, recreation, and regenerative farming methods like food forests? And what would that look like?
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A conversation with the Rabobank
In what ways does the Rabobank work with designers? What is the added value? Why did they become a partner of World Design Embassies?
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More room for design thinking at ministry of Justice and Security
Design-based thinking is increasingly playing a role in policy making at the Ministry of Justice and Security.
Read moreWorld Design Embassies deploys the power of design in the development of new perspectives and concrete directions to societal challenges. In open coalitions, we work with partners and designers on the future.
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