Dezeen feature: Ten design and communication projects by Linnaeus University

Ten design and communication projects by Linnaeus University

Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring the sustainable benefits of eating insects instead of traditional meat is included in this school show by Linnaeus University in Sweden.

Also included is a scheme that promotes the mending of clothing and a series of pieces that explore and celebrate the role of craft in sustainable culture.

“Today, it is both formally and globally recognised that both ecological and social systems are in a critical state.”

“We also know that human activities, not least design and its associated overconsumption, drive unsustainability. With + Change, we want to emphasise the potential of design to affect change and extend it. + Change comprises different perspectives on change, such as adaptation, evolution and revolution.”

“For us, + Change very much includes examining, challenging and changing the norms that shape the everyday life of individuals as well as society at large.”

“Affecting change through design can be about initiatives directed at products, systems or worldviews. We can choose to use design to affect change locally, regionally or globally, and with a focus on ecology, economy, human health and equality, or all of them simultaneously.”

“Altogether, + Change is about purposefully using design and its inherent creativity to achieve changes towards the future of sustainability.”

“+ Change is not only about what we study and why, it is also about how we do it. Its pedagogy brings design, artistic expression and theory together. We believe we need students and staff groups to genuinely engage with the complexity of sustainability in an interdisciplinary manner.”

“Therefore, we have chosen to have an international intake on all our programmes and to deliver them in English.”

“Together we make a + Change culture – dynamic, vibrant, creative and critical.”