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Natural Cultures

Talk / Panel

Global Design Forum

14 Sept 2025

Multi-Disciplinary Design

14 Sept12:30—13:30

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Victoria and Albert Museum

Cromwell Road

London

SW7 2RL

Curatorial Partner

Global Design Forum: Speculative Certainties

A majority of contemporary design and development discourses often manifest at the cost of the natural environment, presenting a deep-seated dichotomy. While age-old traditional systems have championed building and designing-with natural systems, contemporary design and living continue to be defined by industry, which may often appear to be at loggerheads with the practice of sustainability. The talk then aims to explore how—as the consciousness around these systems and dichotomies grows—must we aim to recalibrate the culture around design. Is there an alternative to making? What are the new paradigms emerging from the tension between progress and ecological safety? How does mindful design mitigate the speed that defines our current systems of production and consumption?

Natural Cultures: 14 Sept 2025