This weeks 'DesignWeek' magazine has announced that one of the highlights of the 2008 London Design Festival will be launch of a new event, 'greengaged' focusing on sustainability in the design industry.
Sophie Thomas, one of the 'greengaged' founders, explains the need for such an event by saying that it is time to 'focus the design industry on the urgent problem of climate change and start one big conversation'.
DesignWeek break the event down like so:
• A creative space for designers, suppliers, clients, researchers and students
• A place to meet, exchange ideas, share expertise, learn new skills and debate sustainability issues and new roles for design
• A platform for debates, practical workshops, seminars and focus groups, exhibitions, tours, knowledge-sharing, networking events and film screenings
• Events will examine ecological imperatives, political and social drivers and sustainable design strategies across all disciplines.
The Design Council says that a 'Green manifesto' will be drawn up at the conclusion of 'greengaged'. This is definitely a very topical issue and it will be interesting to see what the result is once the festival is over. Hopefully this will help clean up the design industry and make us all much more informed.
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