Research and Development
Our research and PhD programme is both about creating insights through materials and the work of the hands as well as through traditional scientific experiments.
Laboratories
Focus areas
Our activities are organized in three laboratories and a PhD school, which puts design into play in relation to the areas of sustainability, social design and play.
We believe that it is within these three fields that we can especially contribute to the development of design, while at the same time addressing global opportunities and challenges.
Based on research, practice and an artistic approach, the laboratories generate knowledge and examples of how design contributes to the development and implementation of meaningful products, services and systems.
We strive to be a leader in design research in Denmark and internationally. If we do it well, Denmark can become a showcase for design solutions that the rest of the world could adopt.
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Forskning og udvikling gennem Design
PhD in Design
PhD programme
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News
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