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Are we on a titanic headed towards environmental, social and economic collapse? And is it design that has got us into this mess?

Michael Garbutt thinks it is. Garbutt, a COFA lecturer in design studies, teaches 'The Great Debate', a subject that looks at the consequences of our 'designy' society and questions what design should be. Hear him discuss his bathroom tap and why he wants to throw a pile of televisions off the top of a COFA building.

This talk was recordedat COFA on May 17, 2011 as part of the free COFA Talks series.