| 2001: In process |
FutureDesignDays 2001 started out as an experiment. Would it really be possible to gather designers and architects from all over the world to debate and talk about design? Would there be an audience, and would it understand how important it was to listen, learn and discuss design in a progressive way? And could it be done in a medium-sized Swedish town like Borås under the leaden mid-November skies? It could!
A week of designThe main focus of the festival week was then, as now: How to deal with the sharp-edged tool that is design? How to create sustainable design that takes account of economic, aesthetic, ecological and ethical aspects? The invited speakers were professional designers and architects, plus leading researchers and lecturers from colleges and universities. A design festival had seen the light of day. And before FutureDesignDays 2001 was even over, the theme for 2002 was decided: “Design Without Boundaries”. Read more about FutureDesignDays 2001 in the book 2001; In Process. Venue:Borås Stadsteater (The City Theatre) Speakers:Cay Bond, Clemens Thornquist, David Carlson, Gert Wingårdh, Ingrid Giertz-Mårtensson, Johan Huldt, Jonas Blanking, Katharine Hamnett, Margret Bruce, Nirvan Richter, Patrick Whitney, Philippa Wagner, Richard Stanley, Sarah E Braddock, Simonetta Carbonaro, Sir Terence Conran, Stefan Lindfors, Toni Vladislavic, Torsten Hild, Toshio Watanabe, Tyler Brûlé.
Moderator:Erik Haag FutureDesignDays Award:Kalle-Wille Björk Book:2001; In process
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