Sustainable Futures
- Local River by Mathieu Lehanneur in collaboration with Anthony van den Bossche. Photo credit Gaëtan Robillard
- Magno Wooden Radio, Indonesia by Singgih S Kartono
- C, mm, n - open source hydrogen car designed by the Delft, Eindhoven and Twente Universities of Technology, commissioned by the Netherlands Society for Nature and the Environment
- Energy AWARE clock designed by Interactive Institute
- Christopher Raeburn, parachute parka. Photo credit Sam Scott-Hunter
- Edible Estate, project by Fritz Haeg. Photo credit Heiko Prigge
31 March – 05 September
FINAL WEEK
"Pioneering"
Ecologist magazine
From the world’s first carbon neutral city to a refrigerator which doubles as an aquarium, this exhibition explores a range of products, concepts and projects that address issues of sustainability in their design. Through prototypes, samples, products and film, you can find out more about your impact on the world and how to change it.
Presented around five themes: Cities, Energy and Economics, Food, Materiality and Creative Citizens, this overview shows the changing role of the designer and reveals how design can make a difference.
Exhibition tickets available in advance from Ticketweb
Late Night Opening: Saturday 4 September the museum is open until 7pm, last admission 6.15pm.
In association with
The Design Museum goes in search of sustainable design at the UKs biggest graduate design fair. Film made by Proudfoot.
BBC Mundo explore the Sustainable Futures exhibition and interview the curator Nina Due.
