Savola, Disrespectful thoughts about design - Social, political and environmental values in Finnish design, 1960–1980

‘Disrespectful thoughts about design' explores a generation of design students and professionals in Finland in the 1960s and 1970s as they became aware of the two contradictory faces of design: one that is complicit in overproduction, overconsumption and social inequality, and the other capable of examining, addressing and perhaps even solving these issues. This awareness prompted an ambition to develop design education and design practices shaped by environmental concerns, feelings of social...