Read our interview with Embassy of Safety curator Tabo Goudswaard
According to Goudswaard, strengthening trust is “key” in many security issues, such as online crime, subversion and polarisation. That is why the theme of the Embassy of Safety this year is: in makers, we trust. During the upcoming Dutch Design Week (DDW), the Embassy will show how society can become safer by relying on the power of creation.
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Read our interview with Embassy of Inclusive Society curator Shay Raviv
What kind of society would you like to live in? How would you like people to relate to each other? And… how many friends do you have who are not like you? Inclusiveness is not something you do while working and then go home again in your own bubble, says Shay Raviv, curator of the Embassy of Inclusive Society. “The question is if you are willing to really get involved as a person”. During Dutch Design Week 2022, Raviv and the Embassy want to demonstrate that inclusiveness is a process of learning and unlearning.
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Read our interview with Embassy of Circular & Biobased Building curator
The Embassy of Circular & Biobased Building is building a truly circular and modular exhibition at Strijp-S for Dutch Design Week 2022 (DDW). “DM Construct is working on this. They were inspired by the circular and biobased house we set up during DDW last year,” says Lucas De Man.
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Read the WDE Spotlight with Shaakira Jassat
WDE Spotlight gives the floor to several designers from the Embassies. This time we speak with Shaakira Jassat, part of the Embassy of Water en Circular & Biobased Building in 2021. What is her background? What inspires her? What does she hope to achieve with her work? You’ll read about it in this Q&A!
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5x Design for everyone
Everyone can – and should – participate. This important message is reflected in the various exhibitions of World Design Embassies during Dutch Design Week 2022 (DDW22). Put yourself in someone else’s shoes, and see what it does to you. You can experience this at the exhibitions of the Embassies. Here you can read our six tips.
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.
Choose your Embassy
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Embassy of Inclusive Society
Spaces for learning and unlearning -
Embassy of Safety
Trust in makers -
Embassy of Health
Chronic Health: the mindset for change -
Embassy of Urban Mobility
Cities for people -
Embassy of Circular & Biobased Building
A biobased house as a starting point for a different value system -
Embassy of Water
Building houses that restore water -
Embassy of Food
The supermarket of the future -
Embassy of Rethinking Plastic
A new approach for plastics
