"More science fiction" needed to save planet earth, say designers at Dezeen talk

Designers need to think of bigger, more ambitious solutions to the world's problems, according to speakers at Dezeen's talk about design in the anthropocene era during Dutch Design Week. More

"Humans are clever. They can solve problems. There is hope"

We are entering a new geological era: the anthropocene, in which human activity is a dominant influence on earth's geology and environment. At Dutch Design Week, a special edition of our Good Design for a Bad World series will ask if design can harness this phenomenon to prevent global catastrophe, writes Marcus Fairs. More

Design can help change the system, say speakers at Dezeen's politics talk

Designers can influence politicians by proposing "10,000 little steps" to improve the world, according to speakers at our final Good Design for a Bad World talk at Dutch Design Week. More

Eindhoven pioneers use of scent and light to "influence the behaviour of people" in crowds

Scent and coloured lights could be used to reduce aggression in city streets, according to a crowd-behaviour expert who spoke at Dezeen's talk about design and terrorism at Dutch Design Week 2017. More

"Don't design yet another shelter" for refugees, say experts

Designers should stop proposing gimmicky solutions to the refugee crisis such as shelters, apps and emergency clothing, according to speakers at our Good Design for a Bad World talk at Dutch Design Week. More

"We need creative ideas to change the food system" says Marije Vogelzang

The production and consumption of food needs to be radically rethought if we are to feed the world's population, according to designer Marije Vogelzang. More

We need designers, not scientists, to show us how to change the world, says Babette Porcelijn

Designers have the power to solve the world's problems, but it may mean creating more systems and less stuff, says Dutch designer and environmentalist Babette Porcelijn. More

Good design is about clean air and water, not a Louis Vuitton bag, says Daan Roosegaarde

Daan Roosegaarde has called on designers to shift focus away from designing luxury items and instead to tackle the problems facing the world such as pollution. More

Watch our final talk at Dutch Design Week on design and politics

Finishing off Good Design for a Bad World, our series of talks about how design could tackle the world's big problems, a panel of speakers debated our turbulent political times live from Dutch Design Week. More

Winy Maas led debate on design's role in preventing terrorism

MVRDV founder Winy Maas joined a panel of speakers to discuss the relationship between city design and terrorism in this talk, which was the third in our Good Design for a Bad World series recorded during Dutch Design Week. More