The Kyoto Design Declaration: Building a Sustainable Future

October 01 2009 The Kyoto Design Declaration: Building a Sustainable Future Yrjö Sotamaa Yrjö Sotamaa Yrjö Sotamaa has worked throughout his career towards creating a better understanding of the importance of art, design, and design thinking in developing sustainable creative societies. He is the past president of the University of Art and Design Helsinki (1986–2008) and past President of CUMULUS, the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media (2001–2007). Yrjö is Visiting Professor at Nottingham Trent University and Guest Professor at Tongji University, CAUP, Shanghai. He is also a member of the International Board of Artistic Research in Austria, the Steering Group of the Danish Center of Design Research, and Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the College of Design Innovation D&I at Tongji. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Yrjö Sotamaa Yrjö Sotamaa has worked throughout his career towards creating a better understanding of the importance of art, design, and design thinking in developing sustainable creative societies. He is the past president of the University of Art and Design Helsinki (1986–2008) and past President of CUMULUS, the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media (2001–2007). Yrjö is Visiting Professor at Nottingham Trent University and Guest Professor at Tongji University, CAUP, Shanghai. He is also a member of the International Board of Artistic Research in Austria, the Steering Group of the Danish Center of Design Research, and Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the College of Design Innovation D&I at Tongji. Online Issn: 1531-4790 Print Issn: 0747-9360 © 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2009 Design Issues (2009) 25 (4): 51–53. https://doi.org/10.1162/desi.2009.25.4.51 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Yrjö Sotamaa; The Kyoto Design Declaration: Building a Sustainable Future. Design Issues 2009; 25 (4): 51–53. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/desi.2009.25.4.51 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsDesign Issues Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2009 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.