WHAT DESIGN CAN DO! 2015

WHAT DESIGN CAN DO! 2015

now in its fifth year, WHAT DESIGN CAN DO! started out as an international platform aiming to promote design as a catalyst of change and renewal, inviting renowned speakers to address major societal questions of our time. the annual conference raises awareness among the public around the potential of creativity, and encourages designers to take initiative to address particular societal issues, and consider how their work can impact our greater society on a small or large scale. 

WHAT DESIGN CAN DO! 2015 speakers

the 2015 WHAT DESIGN CAN DO! conference from may 21st to 22nd, brings forth a diverse programme which includes presentations by: alejandro magallanes, graphic designer; alex atala, chef and owner of D.O.M. restaurant in são paulo; bompas & parr, designers focused on flavour-based experiences, culinary research and architectural installations; cameron sinclair, founder of architecture for humanity and department of small works; campana brothers, designers and founders of campana workshop; césare peeren, architect and co-founder of superuse studios; charles spence, cognitive neuroscientist who established the crossmodal research laboratory at oxford university; cynthia shanmugalingam, founder and chief executive of kitchenette – incubator for food entrepreneurs; diébédo francis kéré, architect and founder of kéré architecture; mark klaverstijn, graphic designer and co-founder of famed design collective DEPT who also has a life as DJ mark the machine; ellen alvarez, founder of dutch gospel arts institute (DGAI); jan rothuizen, art and developer of the cross-media documentary refugee republic; jeroen junte, independent architecture and design journalist for de volksrant; jonathan spampinato, head of communications & strategic planning at IKEA foundation; martijn englebreg, founder of circus engelbregt; michael johnson, founder of design consultancy johnson banks; michael murphy, co-founder and executive director of non-profit architecture firm MASS design group; ole scheeren, architect and founder of international firm büro-OS; paul hekkert, head of industrial design at TU delft; sissel tolaas, scent and olfactory specialist; stefan sagmeister, graphic designer and founder of sagmester & walsh; and, steve rura, creative lead for google creative lab NY.

WHAT DESIGN CAN DO! 2015 speakers

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