In spring 2026, design expert Alice Rawsthorn will visit the Nationalmuseum to engage in conversations with some of the world’s most renowned designers about how design can contribute to positive social development. How do they work to find solutions to complex problems? The final guest in this new conversation series is British designer Ilse Crawford.
Date and time
Thursday 7 May, 18:00–19:00
Admission
Free
Seat reservations
Limited number of seats; advance seat reservation required
Location
The South Courtyard, ground floor
Language
English
About the event
Don’t all people have the right to thoughtfully designed environments? British designer Ilse Crawford has extensive experience in product and interior design and also works with social projects. In London, Crawford has collaborated with the Anna Freud Centre, which supports children with mental health challenges, and in 2017 she designed a soup kitchen as a warm and dignified environment with the aim of inspiring people experiencing homelessness to engage in conversation and social interaction. In Stockholm, she has, among other projects, designed the hotel Ett Hem.
Alice Rawsthorn is a highly respected author who has written, among other books, Design Emergency: Building a Better Future (2022), Design as an Attitude (2018), and Hello World: Where Design Meets Life (2013). Together with Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA in New York, Rawsthorn hosts the podcast Design Emergency, in which they discuss how designers can contribute to positive change.
Ilse Crawford.
Alice Rawsthorn. Photo: Michael Leckie.
More talks in the series
Alice Rawsthorn in conversation with: Hella Jongerius
Thursday 5 March, 18:00–19:00
Alice Rawsthorn in conversation with: Gabriel Fontana
Thursday 16 April, 18:00–19:00
Thursday evenings at Nationalmuseum
On Thursday evenings, the museum is abuzz with people, art and music, with fres admission for everyone from 17:00 to 20:00. Enjoy an ever-changing programme of afterwork drinks, music, workshops and other activities.