About David Report

David Report is an influential blog and online magazine that since 2006 writes about trends in the intersection of design, culture and business. Our readers share our interest and curiosity in everything from art, architecture, culture, design and fashion to food, innovation, music, sustainability and travel.

Our biannual in-depth reports offer cutting-edge critical thought. The reports are trying to make a difference by challenging the conventional mindset.

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About David Carlson, editor-in-chief of David Report

David Carlson talks about design that matter at a keynote presentation in Mexico

David Carlson is a design entrepreneur, facilitator, advisor and holistic thinker. He is an internationally sought after speaker at conferences, seminars, schools and corporate events and speaks in an informed and inspiring way about his holistic knowledge in the intersection of design, culture and business. Recently, his assignments took him to USA, UK, France, Japan, Iceland, Chile, Holland, Slovenia, Taiwan, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Mexico and Sweden. His lectures and master classes are regularly transformed into creative ideation workshops.

He’s the publisher of The David Report, a leading trend report highlighting controversial and illuminating observation about design in our lives today. His entrepreneurial ventures include furniture and fashion brand David Design (which he left 2006) and Carlson Ahnell, a lifestyle boutique that recently was regarded as ’one of the top 10 boutiques in the world’ by The Observer. As co-founder of Designboost, he provides knowledge and connection for designers, institutions, corporations and governments.

His social life reflects as well the principle of a cross-pollinating mindset. He’s president of a nature conservation organisation, he has been playing guitar in bands since the early 80s, most recently with the Miller Moon and last, but not least, he holds a deep dedication to gardening, and more specifically, old roses.

David Carlson is currently working on a book titled Make Design Matter that will be released during 2012.

 

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