How do two of the new generation's most passionate designers, Nienke Hoogvliet (1989) and Dave
Hakkens (1988), use design to tackle the world's biggest problems?

Nienke’s mission is to make the world’s second most polluting industry – the clothing industry – more
sustainable. She is currently working on sustainable applications of seaweed, such as using it to make
paint.

Dave’s ambition is equally ambitious. His Kamp project attempts to establish a living and working
community that uses a minimal carbon footprint. He is building this community in Portugal, where he
has bought nine hectares of land. He has created a blueprint for a new society and made it open source
so that anyone can adopt and improve it, and the system can be used worldwide.

Where many people might see problems, Nienke and Dave envisage solutions. But how realistic are
their ambitions?