Talks: Habitare fair, Helsinki, 13th &14th September 2023
I will be hosting two talks at Finland’s leading design fair, Habitare, taking place at Messukeskus in Helsinki from 13-17th September 2023.
How will sustainability shape the future? Main Arena, 14:00, 13th September 2023
A panel discussion on responsible design and the importance of our actions in the fight towards a circular and sustainable future, with speakers Maria Uggla, head of colour and material at Polestar, Håkan Nordin, head of sustainability at Bolon, and Maria Klemetti Laine from NEMO architects.
Design Crimes and Icons. Main Arena, 15:00, 14th September 2023
Humans are already producing too much stuff but despite that, a vast quantity of products, buildings or services are introduced that fail to satisfactorily achieve their stated function, are badly made, don’t adequately serve their user or become irrelevant after a year or so. This panel will highlight a few examples of ‘design crimes’ as well as temper their choices with examples of design excellence.
Speakers: Antti Olin, CEO and partner at Made By Choice, Mirkku Kullberg, CEO of Paimio Sanatorium, and designer Tej Chauhan.
Both talks are free to attend.
Article: Dezeen’s policy on AI
As the technology continues to advance in the development of artificial intelligence, I set out Dezeen‘s stance on it and how we will, and will not, use text- and image-generating technologies on the design and architecture magazine platform.
Read the full article here.
Talk: Treading a different career path in design, 6th July 2023
This panel discussion takes place at the largest graduate show, New Designers, and is aimed at those who are considering an alternative route in their careers from what they studied.
I will be joined onstage by Malaika Carr, jewellery maker and architect and founder of Chalk, and Louisa Pacifico, founder of Future Icons. The three of us came from design training and ended up in different roles, albeit around the design industry. We will tell our personal stories to the graduates and offer insights into the exciting and flexible career opportunities in the industry.
4pm, 6th July 2023
ND Educates @ New Designers, Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London N1 0QH
