Let’s find COMMON GROUND
Join us as we unite the design community to envision a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future.
This year, we’ve teamed up with IKEA to create a space for dreaming bold dreams for our future – with the symposium COMMON GROUND.
At COMMON GROUND Symposium, we hold space for thoughtful conversations during the festival, where global experts, innovators, and designers meet to explore ‘design as a practice’ where sustainability is no longer optional, but woven into the very fabric of our industry.
Moderated by Veronica D’Souza, you will meet Luca Nichetto, Anupama Kundoo, Akanksha Deo Sharma, Alfredo Haberli, Michael Anastassiades, Ineke Hans, Liza Chong, Bonnie Hvillum, Tej Chauhan, Larry Botchway, Steffen Kallehauge, Marcus Arvonen, Maria Vinka, Philippe Brocart and Anker Bak. Listen while they uncover common threads that bind sustainable design practices together across sectors, and challenge them as they address how transformative initiatives can protect the environment and enrich our lives.
Whether you’re a sustainability expert, policymaker, designer, architect, or just interested in how design can drive change, COMMON GROUND Symposium is a space to let your imagination roam. As a community, we have an exciting opportunity to convene on designing a more inclusive, equitable, and planet-caring way of living, creating a genuine force for change.
Visit a dreamy playground designed by IKEA at our District Refshaleøen HUB in Food Studio, where slowness and time for reflection is a priority - and where wild and radical utopias are achievable through transformational design.
It all starts with a dream, and at COMMON GROUND Symposium, we dare you to dream with us.
Explore the full program here and book your free ticket.