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The answers can be found on posters designed by the exhibitors \u2013 alongside numerous objects from their student days and beyond, grouped thematically according to contemporary practice, ranging from furniture and jewellery to food tech and the automotive industry. An interactive data visualisation shows where the class works today and how their paths have diverged. In the podcast corner, personal interviews with the alumni provide in-depth insights into their careers and their everyday lives as designers. Design is at a turning point: it no longer designs solely for people, but with a view to everyone affected by it, including living beings and the environment. 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