Issue 1 2015 - RSA

Issue 1 2015

Journal

In this issue:

We celebrate design's new-found status not just as a profession but as a deeper way of thinking about the world.

James Hunt argues for a design profession that aims to be forward-looking on all fronts; Sophie Thomas explores how design can kickstart the circular economy, and George Monbiot asks where the wild things are in rural Britain. Other contributors include: Kelly Lambert, John Mathers, Tristram Carfrae, Henrietta Thompson, Sir Michael Barber, Timothy Devinney and Sevra Davis.  

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