While the glittering aesthetics of consumer goods propel us to create modern “ego

images,” there is another side to contemporary design besides the urge to consume,

one that focuses on social, ecological and environmental issues in the design practice.

The lecture/workshop illustrates some recent projects that have achieved stabilizing,

equilibrating and changing effects in the context of a new design order.

The message is a complete progressive demand for the transformation

of society through design. It shows how broadly design can be conceptualized and