Driving Design II is the sixth of seven publications from the Distributed Design Platform. This book is a testament to the potential of design to address the pressing challenges of our time. Join us as we venture into the realms of collaborative experimentation, where designers become agents of change, translating methods across different contexts and sectors.

Driving Design is the fifth of seven publications from the Distributed
Design Platform. Established in 2017 and co-funded by the European
Union, the Distributed Design Platform brings together Fab Labs,
Makerspaces, cultural organizations, universities, and design centers
from around the globe. The community is growing in members,
local and global collaborating organizations, and Creative Talents in
Europe and beyond. Over the past four years, the platform designed
and supported the development of local and global programming,
strengthened a network of creatives, and fostered opportunities to
learn and exchange.

Emerging at the intersection of the Maker Movement and design sensibility, Distributed Design provides a framework for designers, makers and creatives to innovate the field of design towards more sustainable, inclusive and collaborative practices.

As the final of four publications developed by the Distributed Design Platform, ‘This is Distributed Design’ presents a state of-the-art, in an effort to inspire makers, designers and scholars alike. Within these pages you will hear from a non-exhaustive list of experts, hobbyists and educators whose work is advancing Distributed Design, clarifying through practice, its standing as the framework for collaborative, open, inclusive, sustainable design.

The book collects observations and reflections from the Distributed Design Platform and extended community. It aims to give shape to the experiences of designers and makers across Europe and throughout the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Have a look at our Playbook where we introduce you to the Distributed Design project and the strategy for the European project’s second year.

A book that explores how distributed design is changing the way makers and designers approach collaboration, tools and the market.

How to communicate yourself and your project as a maker and designer? Discover tips and tricks with solid examples and a short training that will help you to communicate globally!

An exhibition system designed to be modular, able to be constructed from local materials, anywhere.

This book explores the theoretical and practical experiences of Distributed Design as a preferred urban model for the future.