Meet the winners from the challenge here!


The Make it Circular Challenge


The winners of the Make it Circular Challenge have been announced by What Design Can Do and its partner the IKEA Foundation! This year’s cohort features exciting innovations that prevent waste by rethinking our way of life: from what we eat and wear, to how we build, package and buy. The competition now enters an exciting new phase as finalists gain access to a €10.000 award and development package designed to launch their ideas into action.

 

 

Timeline

OPEN CALL

OPEN CALL

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
11 OCTOBER 2022 — 31 JANUARY 2023
NOMINATE

NOMINATE

SELECTION OF NOMINEES
March 2023
REFINE

REFINE

NOMINATED PROJECTS
30 March 2023
TRIUMPH

TRIUMPH

SELECTION OF WINNERS
3 May 2023
DEVELOP

DEVELOP

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
MAY 2023 — DECEMBER 2023
MAKE IT HAPPEN!

MAKE IT HAPPEN!

FOLLOW-UP PROGRAMME
JANUARY 2024 — DECEMBER 2024

Hate it. Change it. Make it.

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