DDW Talks: Designing Society

How can we use design to serve the needs of societies?

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

Value/Waarde by Nienke Hoogvliet at DDW21

Boudewijn Bollmann

Design has the power to tackle societal issues, create communities, advocate behaviours and promote well-being. Let's talk about how.

Designing Society

Through the lens of various design approaches - ranging from human-centred to post-human-centred - we explore possible solutions to the needs of individuals, organizations and society at large. Moderator: Kimberly Bradley | editor at nomad Speakers: • Sofia Lorenzo | Designer at XA Archive • Lisa Mandemaker | Speculative designer • Bas van Dam | Founder & CEO of Being • Julian Schubert | Architect at Something Fantastic Programme Tuesday 25 October: 16:30 | Doors open at Fifth, The Stage (NRE Terrein, Gasfabriek 5, Eindhoven) 17:00 | Start DDW Talk 19:00 | Stay for drinks and snacks at Fifth 20:00 | End programme Good to know: - The DDW Talks include drinks and appetizers - The programme will be spoken in English

About the partners

• nomad nomad is a magazine that promotes issues concerning quality of life, sustainability and society by curating the ideas of a growing global creative community. Inspired by the forward-thinking approaches of creative visionaries, eco-pioneers, artists, authors, architects, entrepreneurs and designers worldwide, nomad magazine seeks out new perspectives to shape our local and global life towards a valuable future. In this sense, we are all nomads. • Being Being is an ambitious company developing sustainable real estate based on an end-user perspective while respecting the (natural) environment. Their goal is to create sustainable values in real estate. Being aims to elevate the quality of life and to create a socially inclusive and sustainable society. Furniture provided by Sofacompany, additional designs by Pepijn Fabius Clovis, Pepe Valenti and Teun Zwets, facilitated by isola.