For many designers, conflict is a starting point from which to think about our society, to give content and meaning to the design process and to achieve sustainable and economically viable designs. The 7th Design Triennial, under the artistic direction of Kurt Vanbelleghem, offers with Conflict & Design an investigation into the social relevance of design: what is the role and responsibility of design in our society, and what is its impact? The book presents concepts, projects, objects, processes and new developments in the contemporary design sector, such as user-centred design, social design, participation design, process design, sustainable design and ethical design, which can bring answers to these questions.