Publication Series G
Aalto University, School of Art and Design
2010

Cumulus Conference Challenging the Challenge
27-30 May 2009
London, Great Britain
Hosted by Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication

Cumulus Conference Design of Change
8-10 October 2009
Vilnius, Lithuania
Hosted by Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts

Editor in chief
Eija Salmi

Editors
Justyna Maciak
Sarah Mark
Chris Thompson
Laima Ignataviciute
Marius Urbanavicius
Audrius Klimas

Kyriiri Oy
Helsinki 2010

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CONTENTS

Cumulus conference
Challenging the Challenge
London, Great Britain

5 Christian Guellerin
Opening Speech Who will we be, where will be, what will we do in 5 or 10 years?

KEYNOTES

8 Dr Angela Dumas
Art and Science of Beginnings

16 Sir Chris Powell
Practical and inspirational methods to make nations innovative and solve the big challenges of the future

PRESENTATIONS

22 Sir Christopher Frayling
Speech at Cumulus Gathering in Greenwich

25 Sharon Poggenpohl, Yrjänä Levanto
Thinking about Research and Advanced Degrees in Design – Cumulus CURE Survey results presentation

32 Marjolijn Brussaard
PRE Design forum in London 2009

Vilnius, October 2009
Cumulus conference
Design of Change
Vilnius, Lithuania

35 Audrius Klimas Welcome speech

36 Marjolijn Brussaard Opening speech

38 Kärt Summatavet
The role of research in Estonian higher education in art and design, 1945–1990.

41 Juha Järvinen
Design Policies vs. Political Design: Case Industrial Design in the former East Germany

46 Michal Stefanowski
Design in Poland 2009 – the result of bottom up activities.

50 Agnese Miltina
Situation analysis of Latvian design education

53 Jane Pavitt
Cold War Modern: Design 1945–70: an Exhibition at the V&A Museum, London