“Designing for a Circular Food World”Abstract:
Clare will talk about her journey from commercial designer to becoming a creative sustainability consultant in the food sector, taking on a mission to change the way designers across the world are taught.
Bio:
Clare Brass is a designer, innovator and educator. She was head of sustainability at the Design Council before setting up SEED Foundation, developing user-centered entrepreneurial solutions to social and environmental challenges such as food, water, and waste. She set up and ran SustainRCA at the Royal College of Art and was a mentor for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
In 2016 Clare co-founded Department 22, a creative consultancy for sustainability and circular economy with a focus on the food sector. Since lockdown, Department 22 has been developing an exciting new food start up called Bulkify, giving more people access to delicious, independently produced, sustainable and healthy food.