Dutch Profiles Introduction: Dutch Design Decoded

Traditionally, the Dutch have a strong faith in the capacity of design to build a sustainable society. For centuries they have used creativity, technological innovation and social collaboration to create - and protect - half their country from water. Dutch designers combine high-tech innovation with careful craftsmanship, radical aesthetics with social engagement, experiment with pragmatism, thoughtful analysis with energetic resolve. Their integral and multidisciplinary approach to complex issues generates