Change through Design Workshop (14-16 yrs)

From Black Lives Matters to Extinction Rebellion, how is design at the leading edge of social change?

+44 (0)20 7942 2000
  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL
  • Meet at Learning Centre Lobby, Level 0

  • Under 26

    14 - 16 year olds

  • Free event

Past Event

Find out about design’s role in creating social change through everything from protest banners to affordable sanitary products. In this workshop participants will learn from the V&A’s 1900 – Now collection about designers’ approaches to changing the world around them. They will be asked to take on the role of the designer for their own cause, using a design thinking approach to create change for good.

Consent form required. Read more for full details.

All materials included, with no prior knowledge necessary. All activities are free but require booking. This workshop is part of a study day is for 14–18-year-olds unaccompanied by an adult. Completed Parental/Guardian consent forms will be required from all attendees prior to the event. Please download the Parental/Guardian Consent Form from this page, listed as 'Brochure'. Once complete, email to youngpeople@vam.ac.uk ahead of the event.

Header image: 'I Still Believe in Our City' Poster, Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, 2020 © Victoria and Albert museum