Niamh Crawford, Senior Programme Manager at The Design Council The fashion industry is estimated to contribute between 2–8%, at an average of 4%, of annual global carbon emissions, which is more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. The industry’s current growth trajectory misses the 1.5 degrees Paris Agreement…

The Design Council Artist, activist, rebel, gardener, vegetarian and undisputed queen of British fashion. As the original punk provocateur, it is no surprise that Vivienne Westwood used her fashion brand to fight for a better world. Referred to by The Guardian as ‘the rebel who was never without a cause’…

Simran Chadha, Programme Manager and Bernard Hay, Programme Head Every few months, our Design Associates meet-up to explore emerging issues in design. Last time, we focussed on Organisational Design. With an insightful presentation from Frithjof Wegener, PhD candidate at Warwick University, and Design Council Expert Daniel Letts, the group was…

Frederik Weissenborn, Programme Lead, Design Council We are currently living through a great transformation in how human beings communicate and interact which is caused by revolutions in data science and information technologies. These technological advances are, in turn, transforming the way we create, construct, consume, and distribute goods and services…

Cat Drew, Melissa Bowden, Sandy Tung, Catherine Glossop & Ahmad Bismillah Designing London’s Recovery is a partnership between the Greater London Authority, the Design Council and UCL’s Complex Urban Systems for Sustainability and Health (CUSSH) to put design-led innovation at the heart of London’s recovery.

Design Council in partnership with the Greater London Authority, London Office of Technology & Innovation and CUSSH Cat Drew, Melissa Bowden, Sandy Tung, Catherine Glossop & Ahmad Bismillah Back in April 2020, Design Council sent a short document to national and local Government setting out how design could help create…

In response to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ White Paper, this blog post explores how design can support the Levelling Up agenda Frederik Weissenborn, Senior Programme Manager, Design Council Yesterday, the government published its long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper, which sets out a plan to improve opportunities…

Design thinking tools and methodologies help address challenges relating to physical activity Lesley Gulliver, Darren Evans, Melissa Bowden, Simran Chadha, Sport England The Ideas to Action programme, delivered by Design Council and supported by Sport England, with funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, was launched to help some of…

In 2019 transportation became the highest contributor to the UK’s carbon emissions, comprising 27% of our total carbon usage annually. And despite improvements to our vehicles and transport systems, transport use has increased over the last 30 years, meaning we have not yet reduced its environmental impact. In fact, it’s…