Communities designing more sustainable lives: Dott 07

Dott 07 (Designs of the time 2007) was a year of community projects, events and exhibitions based in North East England, which explored what life in a sustainable region could be like – and how design could help us get there.

In 2007 the Design Council collaborated with the regional development agency One North East.

Find out more about Dott 07 on its website www.dott07.com  

What was Dott 07?

Dott 07 was a year of community projects, events and exhibitions which ran in the North East during 2007. It explored social issues and demonstrated how design as a process could help make life better.

Dott 07 case studies

Dott 07 projects showed that a local community can redesign its everyday life to be easier, cheaper, friendlier and more sustainable.