Alice Rawsthorn in conversation with Gabriel Fontana – Design talks at Nationalmuseum

Design expert Alice Rawsthorn hosts a series of conversations with some of the world’s most renowned designers on how design can contribute to positive social development. How do they work to find solutions to complex problems? The second guest in the conversation series was Gabriel Fontana. 🎬 Chapter Overview 00:00 – Introduction – Welcome greeting from the Nationalmuseum 01:32 – Introduction of Alice Rawsthorn – Design critic, author, and moderator 02:23 – Introduction of Gabrielle Fontana – Social designer 03:30 – Conversation begins – The mission to redesign sports for inclusion and diversity ⚽ Part 1: Sports as a Design System 06:01 – Why sports? – Sports as a mirror and driver of societal norms 09:19 – Sports as a design system – How rules, jerseys, and pitches are shaped 11:08 – The evolution of design – From commercial objects to systems and relationships 👕 Part 2: New Forms of Team Spirit – Multiform 13:03 – The Multiform project – Creating safer physical education classes in schools 15:39 – How Multiform works – Three teams and morphing match jerseys 19:37 – Empathy in practice – Challenging the "us vs. them" mentality 21:44 – Multiform at the Paris Olympics – Modernizing 19th-century athletic ideals 🏟️ Part 3: Anonymity, Space, and Playing Fields 25:28 – Anonymous Allyship – Gameplay with anonymity at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 28:46 – Fluid Field – Dynamic pitches and bodily categorizations 32:26 – Sidelined (Dutch Pavilion) – An alternative, inclusive sports bar 35:24 – The endless foosball table – Reconceptualizing classic sports objects 🌱 Part 4: Scalability, Impact, and Future 37:03 – Ethics and scalability – Bringing social design to large commercial platforms 38:32 – Long-term social impact – Reflection and increased empathy in the classroom 41:11 – The Dutch design system – Public support, experimentation, and cultural differences 43:35 – Future projects – Alternative tournament during the FIFA World Cup in the US ❓ Audience Q&A 45:24 – Classroom transformations – Silent games and making space for everyone 48:08 – Perspectives on winning – Shifting and neutralizing the competitive element 52:01 – Non-binary colors and challenges – Sports as a "Trojan horse" for social change 55:21 – Cultural acceptance – Comparing the Netherlands, France, and Sweden 🔚 Closing 57:52 – Closing remarks – Reflections on optimism and thanks to participants 59:08 – Gift presentation – A Trojan horse from the Nationalmuseum shop and final wrap-up