More and more designers are going beyond purely functional and aesthetic aspects and focus on social issues – social solidarity and ecological sustainability for instance – meanwhile putting their results to discussion as part of social-political agendas. Representatives from design practices, science and politics discuss possibilities of cooperation, task areas of socially oriented design and its potential as a catalyst in social transformation processes.
With: Nicolas Beucker (Social Design Competency Center, University of the Lower Rhine), Kathrina Dankl (Designer), Harald Gruendl (EOOS/Institute of Design Research Vienna), Julia Landsiedl (Designer), Sybille Straubinger (Municipal Councillor for Arts and Science) Moderation: Tina Thiel (VIENNA DESIGN WEEK)