Designs for Safer Streets

The Designs for Safer Streets client project, sponsored by Clear Channel, was run by BA (Hons) Product and Industrial Design for 13 weeks from March to June 2022, supported by the Design Against Crime Research Lab at Central Saint Martins. It asked BAPID students to consider the wicked problem of violence against women and girls and to find ways to positively use design, to protect, empower, educate and make a difference. Designs generated are diverse and build on empathy in unexpected ways, attempting to challenge everyday sexism, sexual harassment, racism and other cultural issues that impact on actual crime, as well as fear of crime.

This brief was conceived in collaboration between the Design Against Crime Research Lab, Clear Channel’s Product Development team and the Women and Gender Equality Crew, a newly formed employee network.