design DIALOG - Design for the Circular Economy - Creative Solutions by V4 designers

This autumn, the audience can get acquainted with the creativity of Hungarian designers in an unusual setting. For the third time, the Hungarian Fashion & Design Agency is a professional partner of Budapest Design Week. Under the name 360 ​​Design Budapest, among other things, the Agency is coming with three educational roundtables, during which local and regional experts and designers will reflect on current industry issues. In the third and final part, the designers of the V4 countries express their views on the possibilities inherent in circular models.

The podcast entitled Design for the Circular Economy - Creative Solutions by V4 designers aims to start a process of thinking together about design, regardless of national borders. During the discussion, the speakers will address the challenges of the circular economy, the difficulties of transition, and the role of environmental responsibility in their branding. In the third and last part, the V4 designers share insights on how the pandemic affected the development in the design industry of the region, the daily lives of international brands and, in this changed situation, their own creative and lifestyle solutions.

 The participants of the round table discussion sought answers to the following questions:

• What role can designers play in the circular economy?
• How can a sustainable approach be manifested in material use, the optimization of manufacturing processes, and in the reduction of packaging and shipping costs?
• How open are manufacturers and large companies to such solutions?
• How can the circular production and the recycling of a product be promoted?
• What regional circular solutions are there and what way of thinking characterize their country in this field?
• Which project or personal experience inspired the designers to be environmentally conscious? 

The participants of the design DIALOG roundtable discussion:

• Eliška Knotková - Material consultant of MatériO’ Prague
• Ewa Bochen - Founder & designer of Kosmos Project
• Vlasta Kubušová - Founder & creative director of Crafting Plastics Studio
• Sára Kele - Designer
• Márk Richárd Nagy - Managing Director, Industrial Designer of Co&Co Designcommunication Kft.

Gáspár Bonta –Founder and designer, GASPARBONTA&Partner

Date: 8th October 2020

The podcast will be available in audio format on the Agency's Youtube and Spotify channels and the platforms of Budapest Design Week, as well as in video format at the 360 Design Budapest event.

This autumn, Hungarian object and designers will have a new opportunity to win over Hungarian and regional audiences: as a professional partner of Budapest Design Week, the Hungarian Fashion & Design Agency will organize physical and online exhibitions called 360 Design Budapest to provide a platform for introduction to Hungary's outstanding design brands.