Design for Democracy
Reader
1st Edition
Published on 15. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-3-89986-415-1 (ISBN)
Description
With the theme "Design for Democracy. Atmospheres for a better life", Frankfurt RheinMain holds the title of World Design
Capital® 2026. Our motto "Let us design how we want to live" is an invitation to actively participate in shaping our living spaces and our democracy. Design has the power to shape collective processes, develop inclusive solutions and bring about social change. Ten guest authors address the ten fields of action of "Design for Democracy": Construction & Housing, Consumption, Culture & Media, Education, Health, Industry, Mobility, Public Space, Sport, Work.
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Language
English
German
Place of publication
Stuttgart
Germany
Target group
Designer und alle, die an einer aktiven Gestaltung unserer Lebensräume und unserer Demokratie interessiert sind.
Illustrations
20
100 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 20 cm
Width: 13 cm
Weight
356 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-89986-415-1 (9783899864151)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Matthias Wagner K is one of the outstanding German-speaking representatives in the fields of design mediation and design curating. After many years of successful freelance work as an exhibition organiser, biennial director, art and design curator, editor and author, he has been director of Frankfurt's Museum Angewandte Kunst since 2012. Wagner K has been teaching design curating at the HfG Offenbach since 2015/16 as part of a teaching assignment, and since June 2018 he has been an honorary professor in the Design Curating and Criticism theory programme. Anna Scheuermann is Chief Programme Officer of the World Design Capital 2026.