In this episode we speak with Ben Hagenaars.
Ben Hagenaars graduated as a master in productdesign at the MAD-faculty in Genk. Additionally he gained a post-graduate degree in packaging design at Sint-Lucas Gent. In 2010 he executed his master project Animation Vegetation, a project on public interaction and urban green space, in the city of Hasselt. He gained experience as a designer in studio Pure Sang in Antwerp and with design agency Tjep in Amsterdam. He is also active in the development of Resource Lab a project on redesigning existing object and materials using open-source tools.

21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century.

Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org.

Please note that this podcast was recorded before the Brexit.

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5 Design Question for Ben Hagenaars

In this episode we speak with Saskia Westerduin.
Saskia began her career as an art director and later worked as a creative director in various leading advertising agencies.
In 1998, she launched "de VormNatie", a full service communication agency.
In 2007 she decided to withdraw from the company and to settle as a freelance strategic design manager and designer: SW• ad (Saskia Westerduin Art Direction).

Design-Thinking has always been the methodology Sakia used in innovation processes. Her work consisted in introducing innovative designtools, set-up co-creation processes and develop a well-founded communication strategy.

Since 2009 Saskia is connected to KASK / School of Arts University College Ghent where she still gives some courses, including a master seminar on design and communication.

In 2013, Saskia became creative director of Ministry of Makers (MoM), a platform that aims to promote and facilitate creative and innovative entrepreneurship in Ghent and East Flanders.
MoM achieves this by creating understanding and awareness in the various aspects of the "creative and innovative entrepreneurship” with 'design thinking 'as a mindset.

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21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century.

Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org.

Please note that this podcast was recorded before the Brexit.

- Music: www.bensound.com

5 Design Question for Saskia Westerduin

In this episode we speak with Chris Sherwin.
A trained designer with a PHD in sustainable design, Chris has been working in the sustainability field for 15 years, holding previous positions in Electrolux, Philips, Forum for the Future, and most recently Dragon Rouge where he held the position of Sustainability Consultant for the last four years.

Sherwin specialises in sustainability innovation, design, brand marketing and strategy, with previous experience working on sustainability projects with Unilever, P&G, Mars, Akzo Nobel, ebay, BASF, PepsiCo, O2, Tata Beverage Group, Sony Ericsson, SCA, Design Council, Boots, Technology Strategy Board, and many others.

21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century.

Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org.

- Music: www.bensound.com

5 Design Questions for Chris Sherwin

21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century.

You can find out more about our podcast and what we intend to do with it on www.21stcenturydesign.org .