What's Wrong With Design?

Join us and the progress makers on Friday November 8 at www/Design for a diagnostic panel discussion on how "good design" is able to problem-solve and generate solutions for a sustainably better future. 

Date: Friday November 8, 2019

Time: 6-8.30 pm

Location: Room A 106, Parsons School of Design, 66 West 12th Street

Agenda

6.00 - 6.30pm Registration

6.30 - 6.45pm Opening Remarks & Keynote 

Jane Pirone, Dean of the School of Design Strategies

6.45 - 7.45pm Panel Session

Theodore Ullrich, Founding Partner of Tomorrow Lab

Ezra Ardolino, President of Timbur

Tiffany Threadgould, Chief Design Junkie at TerraCycle 

Christina Mallon, Inclusive Designer at Wunderman Thompson  

Felipe Castañeda, Senior Creative Manager at MakerBot

7.45 - 8.00pm Q&A

8.00 - 8.30pm Snacks & Further Conversations

What's Wrong With (www/) is created by Eray/Carbajo, an architecture and design studio based in New York and Istanbul. With over 20 international awards in architecture, planning and product design; the studio creates concepts that solve urban, social and environmental problems. In line with their mission, the studio brings the process of conceptual research to public discussions, encouraging collaborative research and diagnosis through constructive conversations. To encourage both conversation and action, 100% of profits of www/ events go to non-profit organizations that do progressive and proactive work towards solving today's problems.