Upcoming course

Design
and a new* economy

*

Degrowth, Well-being, Regenerative, Post-growth

Reading Group & Seminar
Winter/Spring
2026


What is the relationship between design, the economy, and the discipline of economics? This question is at the core of a series of gatherings taking place in early 2026 at The__School for Designing Critique.

In a preliminary reading group, we will explore how the design discipline is entangled in the capitalist economy. In the subsequent seminar, we will examine how a new economy based on ideas of Degrowth, Doughnut Economics, Regenerative Economics and Well-being Economics, may affect the design discipline, and how design can contribute to shaping and transitioning toward this new economic paradigm.

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(Lunch is included in the price)

The Seminar

Date: 2d May 2026

Place:
Lundtoftegade 23
2200 Copenhagen


The Reading group

Date: 28h January, 26h February, 26h March 2026

Place:
Supertimebooks
Blågårdsgade 31C

About

The___School for Designing Critique

The ___ School for Designing Critique is a self-organized educational initiative that aims to bring together design practitioners and theorist/thinkers across the discipline of design in a social space to think and discuss collectively about the state and development of the design discipline - from craft to design thinking to the academization to world making.

The ___ Schools for Designing Critique is mainly organized around the activity of “courses” where each course takes up a topic relating to design and explore this through theoretical perspectives, practice-based examples and the knowledge and lived experiences of the participants of the courses.

The ___ School for Designing Critique is organized by interaction designer Johanne Aarup Hansen in collaboration with others relating to the different topics and courses.

The ___ School is situated in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The ___ School is generously supported by the Danish Art Foundation

Past courses

Design and biodiversity

Date: 11th November 2021

Time: 10.00-16.00

Country: Denmark

Adress:
Banegaarden
Otto Busses Vej 45a
2450 København

Design and nature

Date: 10th September - 12th September 2021

Time: 10th September 17.00 o'clock until
12th September 12.00 o'clock

Country: Sweden

Paroles Designkritikerskole - Fra designkritik til kritisk design

Date: 06.26.2021

Time: 11.00-17.00

Country: Denmark

Adress:
Danish Institute for Sustainable Innovation
& Entrepreneurship
Enghavevej 80c
2450 København