Nordic Design Now consists of two panel discussions, Social Awareness & Sustainability and Design Policy: Lessons Learned, co-presented by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and Scandinavia House.

These panels are held in conjunction with two design exhibitions: National Triennial 2010: Why Design Now? at Cooper-Hewitt and Nordic Models + Common Ground at Scandinavia House.

Moderated by Bradford McKee, Editor-in-Chief, Landscape Architecture Magazine, the second panel also includes up-and-coming and major designers, focusing on architecture and design policies in the Nordic countries and the knowledge acquired in carrying out those policies.

Panelists:

Christian Scherfig, CEO of the Danish Design Centre
Lavrans Løvlie — Director, liveIwork

Robin Edman – Chief Executive of SVID, The Swedish Industrial Design Foundation
Sanna-Mari Jäntti, Development Director, World Design Capital Helsinki 2012
Halla Helgadottir, Managing Director Iceland Design Centre