Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli, two of the world’s most influential design figures, meet the visionary designers whose innovations and ingenuity give us hope for the future by redesigning and reconstructing our lives, enabling us to thrive.

Design Emergency tells the stories of the remarkable designers, architects, engineers, artists, scientists, and activists, who are at the forefront of positive change worldwide. Focusing on four themes - Technology, Society, Communication, and Ecology - Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli present a unique portrait of how our great creative minds are developing new design solutions to the major challenges of our time, while helping us to benefit from advances in science and technology.

With contributions by: Paola Antonelli, Kate Crawford, Federica Frazapane, Rova Mahboob, Ersilia Vaudo, Adam Bly, Sehat Kahani, Xu Tiantian, Kunlé Adevemi, Ilse Crawford, Michael Murphv, Peter Barber, Eyal Weizman, Francesca Coloni, Hilary Cottam, Irma Boom, Formafantasma, Sellv Rabv Kane, Mohammed Favaz, Alissa Eckert, Vinu Daniel, Fritz Haeg, Alex Asen, Neri Oxman, Dan Pearson and Isabella Tree.

Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli, two of the world’s most influential design figures, meet the visionary designers whose innovations and ingenuity give us hope for the future by redesigning and reconstructing our lives, enabling us to thrive.

Design Emergency tells the stories of the remarkable designers, architects, engineers, artists, scientists, and activists, who are at the forefront of positive change worldwide. Focusing on four themes - Technology, Society, Communication, and Ecology - Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli present a unique portrait of how our great creative minds are developing new design solutions to the major challenges of our time, while helping us to benefit from advances in science and technology.

With contributions by: Paola Antonelli, Kate Crawford, Federica Frazapane, Rova Mahboob, Ersilia Vaudo, Adam Bly, Sehat Kahani, Xu Tiantian, Kunlé Adevemi, Ilse Crawford, Michael Murphv, Peter Barber, Eyal Weizman, Francesca Coloni, Hilary Cottam, Irma Boom, Formafantasma, Sellv Rabv Kane, Mohammed Favaz, Alissa Eckert, Vinu Daniel, Fritz Haeg, Alex Asen, Neri Oxman, Dan Pearson and Isabella Tree.