Dutch Design Week 2018 will explore how designers can improve the world
Dezeen promotion: Dutch Design Week is calling on the design industry to be more conscious about the impact of their creations with its 2018 theme: If not us, then who?
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Good Design for a Bad World: watch all five movies here
Can design tackle the really big problems facing the world? Or is design helping to cause these problems? Below you can watch all five talks held by Dezeen and Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven from 21 and 22 October 2017, and find links to the write-ups of each. More
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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
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"Should we feel guilty for causing pollution? Oh yeah!" admit green designers
Eco-minded designers have admitted to feeling guilty about creating products that help deplete resources and cause pollution at our Good Design for a Bad World talks in Eindhoven. More
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"Designers should not be portrayed as the heroes of our time" says Bernhard Lenger
Designers can't solve real-world problems on their own, according to designer Bernhard Lenger, whose latest project sees creatives team up with human-rights defenders to develop tools for change. More
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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
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Robotic 3D printers create terrazzo floors in any pattern
A Dutch company has developed technology for 3D printing floors in an endless variety of colours and patterns. More
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Mirjam de Bruijn create tools to help desk workers improve their posture
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Mirjam de Bruijn has designed a series of decorative objects that can all be used to improve posture while working. More
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OS & OOS bases gridded furniture collection on architectural structures
Eindhoven design studio OS & OOS has created a range of furniture based on architectural constructions, which are built from individual steel ribs fixed in a gridded structure. More
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Fransje Gimbrere creates textile sculptures from natural fibres and recycled plastic
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Fransje Gimbrere has used a combination of natural and synthetic yarns to construct a collection of freestanding sculptures. More
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Super Local creates affordable equipment for hospitals in Malawi
Dutch design studio Super Local has worked with craftsmen in Malawi to develop a line of affordable hospital products that can be made locally. More
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Design can help people understand consent and sexual etiquette, says Embassy of Intimacy curator
Intimacy is an "urgent topic" for designers to address in the light of revelations about sexual harassment in Hollywood and elsewhere, according to the curator of an exhibition held at Dutch Design Week. More
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Florian Wegenast designs furniture that creates "temporary gardens" in small spaces
Design graduate Florian Wegenast has created a range of furniture that incorporates plant holders, as a way of maximising green space in tight urban environments. More
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"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
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Studio Nienke Hoogvliet designs cremation urn using plastic derived from wastewater
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet has harnessed a method of transforming wastewater into bioplastic, and used it to create a sustainable cremation urn. More
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Dorota Gazy creates clothing and furniture for a lazy lifestyle
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Dorota Gazy has created a range of conceptual furniture and clothing designed for people whose bodies have been deformed by their sedentary lifestyles. More
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Animal blood used by Basse Stittgen to create series of small objects
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Basse Stittgen has used blood leftover from the meat industry to create a collection of small objects. More
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Dutch designers convert algae into bioplastic for 3D printing
Dutch designers Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros have developed a bioplastic made from algae, which they believe could completely replace synthetic plastics over time. More
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"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
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Mark Henning creates handshake training station that could be used to help immigrants integrate
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Mark Henning has created an experimental toolkit for testing and training the perfect handshake, which he imagines being used in an immigration office. More