DesigningWith: Planet An exhibition by Kingston School of Art’s MA Sustainable Design, MA Product & Furniture Design and MA Interior Design
DesigningWith: Planet presents selected work from postgraduate MA Interior Design, MA Product & Furniture Design and MA Sustainable Design courses at Kingston School of Art, Kingston University. The projects demonstrate DesigningWith: principles of ecological responsibility, social justice, ethical technology and economic literacy.
The projects propose new and imaginative possibilities for the designer as maker, innovator, persuader, curator, transmitter, educator and activist. They expand and redefine the designer’s role within environmental, social and economic systems, challenging us to consider who benefits from design, what value is created and who gets to participate.
Emerging designers, makers and thinkers present a more sustainable, inclusive and ethical view of the future and the actions we will need to take as a society to get there. Together, the works reflect a shared approach to designing with human and non-human stakeholders, moving from the intimate scale of the object to the wider scale of space and service.
DesigningWith: is The Design School at Kingston School of Art’s response to a period of rapidly changing environmental, social and technological conditions. It is a statement of intent, a way of working and a unifying position for how design education is understood and practised. ‘With’ signals a fundamental repositioning of design: not something done to people or for them, but with them; with people, systems, ecologies, technologies and contexts.
Exhibition dates:
Tuesday 15 September, 10:00–18:00
Wednesday 16 September, 10:00–21:00 – Late-night Opening
Thursday 17 September, 10:00–17:00
Location: House of ICON, Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT.
All visitors must register in advance through Shoreditch Design Week.
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