The Design Beyond the Decline
‘The Design Beyond the Decline’ was a programme evening at Pakhuis de Zwijger on 4 November 2022, part of the series Regenerative & Distributive Design, in which designers from a new economy presented their work and vision. Pepijn Duijvestein, director of New Economy and co-founder of Biobased Design, took part.
What was ‘The Design Beyond the Decline’ about?
During the evening on 4 November 2022 in the IJzaal of Pakhuis de Zwijger, an international group of designers presented their work and vision on regenerative and distributed design. The programme started from the doughnut economics of economist Kate Raworth, in which distributed design is a core principle, and explored how designers produce locally while staying globally connected, with giving back to nature and society as the starting point.
The series Regenerative & Distributive Design grew out of an open call in September 2022. Examples ranged from edible packaging to tables made from seaweed. New Economy connects this design practice with regenerative value creation, material flows and ownership.
| Form | Programme evening (talk) |
|---|---|
| Occasion | The Design Beyond the Decline |
| Series | Regenerative & Distributive Design |
| Organiser | Pakhuis de Zwijger |
| Date | 4 November 2022 |
| Participant | Pepijn Duijvestein |
| Location | IJzaal, Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam |
What this talk makes visible
- Design starting from doughnut economics and distributed design as a core principle.
- Regenerative and distributed design: producing locally, connected globally.
- Examples ranging from edible packaging to materials made from seaweed.
- Giving back to nature and society as the starting point of design.
Who took part?
The conversation involved Marije Remigius (Fiction Factory), Nuri Tayfun Yalcin, Angelina Kumar, Kathryn Larsen, Naama Nicotra, Pia Groleger, Jos de Krieger (Blade Made) and Maartje Bos (Groene Hub), among others. Pepijn Duijvestein took part on behalf of New Economy. His contribution builds on his own projects such as Schoonschip, Ship Aphrodite and the Circular Wood Chains project (Circular Award Public 2020), and on TJIKKO the upside club, Amsterdam’s first regenerative shop window. This page uses New Economy framing and points to Pakhuis de Zwijger as the source.
A programme evening at Pakhuis de Zwijger on 4 November 2022, part of the series Regenerative & Distributive Design, in which designers presented regenerative and distributed design.
On 4 November 2022 in the IJzaal of Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam.
The doughnut economics of Kate Raworth, with distributed design as a core principle and giving back to nature and society as the aim.
Marije Remigius, Nuri Tayfun Yalcin, Angelina Kumar, Kathryn Larsen, Naama Nicotra, Jos de Krieger, Maartje Bos and Pepijn Duijvestein, among others.
New Economy connects the design practice with regenerative value creation, material flows and ownership.