Design Commons

Design Commons is a deconstructed conference founded by the CEO of Interactive Africa, Ravi Naidoo in collaboration with World Design Weeks founder Kari Korkman.[1] The event was established in 2017 and acts as a travelling discussion platform on the future of cities.[2]

Unlike the conventional conference format, Design Commons places stakeholders in urban planning and public space at the same table as notable designers to foster a sense of common ground and find solutions to some of the world's pressing issues.[3]

Background

The first Design Commons event took place in Clarion Congress Centre, Helsinki as part of the World Design Weeks summit from 14 to 15 September 2017.[4][5]

Notable speakers include architect David Adjaye, Dutch architect Winy Maas, Finnish technology entrepreneur Marko Ahtisaari, Dutch landscape architect Cees van der Veeken and Studio Swine, a collaboration between Japanese architect Azusa Murakami and British artist Alexander Groves.[6]

The event is open to the public and is partially released as a video series on the Design Indaba website.[7]

References
  1. "DesignCommons". Helsinki Design Week. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  2. "DesignCommons event in Helsinki aims to find solutions to world issues". Dezeen. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  3. "Ground-breaking design conference to be launched at Helsinki Design Week - Helsinki Design Week". Helsinki Design Week. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  4. "DesignCommons - Helsinki". designcommons.info. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  5. "Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture". www.ndpculture.org. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  6. "Design Commons is a new kind of bespoke, global, portable conference | Design Indaba". Design Indaba. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  7. "Design Commons | Design Indaba". Design Indaba. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
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