Link | blog.developmentxdesign.org

DesigNYC aims to improve life in NYC by connecting nonprofits and community groups in need of design services with professional, pro bono design resources.

Link | DesigNYC

The Cafe of Equivalent$, a lunch food stall selling food at cost equivocal to food affordability in the producing countries – the research to tailor the pricing for the project is not complete but – soup and bread in Mozambique for a worker earning $2 a day costs 20 cents , 10%daily wage – applied to the average bonus-earning-banker  soup and bread from the cafe stall costs $181.67, £111.20

This intervention is an attempt to create a transparency in an opaque world of money, making material the physical possibilities of using financial resources for need rather than profit. Nominated for the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010.

kennardphillipps is a collaboration working since 2002 to produce art in response to the invasion of Iraq. It has evolved to confront power and war across the globe. The work is made for the street, the gallery, the web, newspapers & magazines, and to lead workshops that develop peoples’ skills and help them express their thoughts on what’s happening in the world through visual means.

Link | KennardPhillips

Museum residencies allow emerging designers to develop - artistically and commercially - in a sympathetic environment. Examples from the Design Museum and the V&A in London are featured in this recent article.

Link | Design Week

A social and cultural experiment is taking place in Orlando until 14 December 2009. The FCI Pop-Up store is a concept retail space that is leaving a few locals perplexed. Is it because of the affordable prices? Or is it the clash between art and design in one room? The intention is to bring affordable art and objects to everyone and show that creativity can brighten up a street and boost local economies. 

Only one week left to purchase original artworks on canvas or paper (including locally inspired art), vintage furniture, greeting cards and other curiosities.

FCI Pop-Up Shop at the City Arts Factory - 29 S. Orange Avenue Orlando FL

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The SEP platform hosts several research activities and didactic workshops. The Platform is an organization and communication tool providing an open web space and visibility for activities relating to the fields of design and sustainability in the everyday context.

DESIS is a network of schools of design and other schools, institutions, companies and non-profit organizations interested in promoting and supporting design for social innovation and sustainability. It is a light, no-profit organization, conceived as a network of partners collaborating in a peer-to-peer spirit.It is articulated in several DESIS-Local (that are sub-networks within a specified local area). DESIS-International is therefore the framework where the different DESIS-Local coordinate themselves and where some global initiatives are taken.

Link | Sustainable Everyday | DESIS NETWORK

The Designers Accord is a global coalition of designers, educators, and business leaders, working together to create positive environmental and social impact.

Link | The Designers Accord