Designing from Venus' point of view

Bulletproof vests that are too tight for the torso of female police officers, bicycle helmets that do not have room for a ponytail, crash-test dummies with only male characteristics, drugs that are not tested on women, products that are role-confirming. As a designer and researcher by design, I have often wondered why female users are not looked at more closely in the design process.

We would like to invite you to the Event "Making a difference with designs" on Thursday, 2 September, 2021, which will take place in the Wilminktheater / Muziekcentrum, location De Kleine Willem, Langestraat 45 in Enschede.

Designing from Venus' point of view
The theme 'Designing from the Venus' point of view' is discussed from an ethical, social and design perspective, among others by designers such as Tatiana Butovitsch Temm designer Your Concept Car VolvoCars. by dr. Claudia Werker, Associate Professor in the Economics of Technology and Innovation TU Delft. And Steven Dorrestijn, professor of Ethics & Technology at Saxion. The event is intended to create awareness and explore causes, but also to raise research questions for the kick-off of a research program for the creative industry.

This event is also organised on the occasion of the departure of Karin van Beurden as Lecturer Product Design at Saxion.

Programme
13:00 Walk-in with coffee/tea
14.00 Plenary programme design event
17.00 Drink on the occasion of the farewell of Karin van Beurden
18.15 End of event

Do you recognise the above examples, do you have other examples, comparable experiences or nice solutions? Mail these to Saxion Lectoraat Industrial Design General via industrialdesign.led@saxion.nl.

You can register here until 25 August, 2021.

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