Daniel Charny, Design Innovation Medal Winner 2019

“Making is how we express ourselves; it’s how we solve problems. It’s what makes us human.”

Winner of LDF 2019’s Design Innovation Medal, Daniel Charny is the cofounder of creative consultancy From Now On, the curator of landmark exhibition V&A exhibition ‘The Power of Making', and the founder of Fixperts, the award-winning programme taught in schools and universities that challenges young people to turn their creative skills to real-life problem solving. Following him between his studio in London and his favourite coastal retreat, Daniel’s film recounts how exploring craft as “our most precious resource” for ‘The Power of Making’ led to the development of both Fixperts and the Maker Library Network, helping kickstart a grassroots culture of democratic, purpose-driven design.