Join the 4th annual Design for Planet Festival to learn why we must urgently harness design to tackle the climate crisis. The festival is FREE to stream, and all sessions are available online until 7 December.
The festival, which will be held in the UK on November 6th, is the flagship event of the British Design Council program.
FREE REGISTRATION // here and stream online until December 09, 2024
Attendees can sign up for free to join the live stream worldwide.
Design for Planet Festival 2024
Design for Planet Festival is the Design Council’s flagship event, forming part of the Design for Planet mission: to galvanise the 1.97 million people working in design across the UK to design our way to a net zero world and beyond.
The Design for Planet mission: to galvanise the 1.97 million people working in design across the UK to design our way to a net zero world and beyond.
Launched in 2021, the festival brings together the whole design sector – from AI and digital systems to fashion and architecture – inspiring action around climate-positive design and showcasing the latest regenerative design innovations.
This year’s festival will bring global attention to the UK’s leadership in design and its role in addressing the planetary emergency in the lead-up to the World Design Congress in London 2025.
The climate crisis is the biggest challenge of our lifetime, and design has a critical role to play.
We urgently need to re-design nearly every aspect of our lives. Design shapes the world. So designers have colossal power, and with power comes responsibility.
The Design Council’s recently published research shows that while 73% of designers think the demand for environmental design will grow, only 43% believe they can do so.
The Design for Planet Festival aims to help close the green design skills gap by empowering designers with the stories, stats and skills to challenge briefs, suggest innovative materials and systems at the forefront of sustainability, and highlight the power of design to achieve the triple bottom line.
You can find the Council’s five-year strategy towards net zero here.
Design for Planet provides a platform for visionaries, designers, businesses, governments, and communities leading the way in climate action.
The Design Council aims to support everyone and make the planet a key stakeholder across all initiatives and actions.
The Council emphasises the urgent need to accelerate the speed at which design becomes part of the solution and acknowledges that design has significantly contributed to the problem.
Read more at designcouncil.org.uk and follow @designcouncil
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