The Open Debate section gathers contributions on the theme of demographics, with particular reference to the opportunities and problems that ageing and longevity bring to design. This may well be the first time in the evolution of homo sapiens on Planet Earth that the average age has more than doubled in the space of a century, and that in many long-modernised areas there are now more elderly people than young. The consequences of this context very clearly pervade many of the spheres in which the contemporary designer operates, but it is perhaps even more interesting to explore what sorts of problems this revolution raises in new form. Flaviano Celaschi
