WDCD Live Amsterdam 2024
FRIDAY, 5 JULY
Muziekgebouw
A DAY-LONG FESTIVAL ON DESIGN AND CLIMATE JUSTICE
This summer, hundreds of creatives, activists, policymakers and start-ups will meet in Amsterdam for the 12th edition of WDCD Live.
This year’s festival will take place at the beautiful Muziekgebouw and features an immersive programme of talks and workshops on design and climate justice. Join us to explore how creative activism can be a powerful tool for disruption—and learn from changemakers who are paving the way.
Tickets
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2024 – Early Bird
WDCD Amsterdam 2024
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2024 – Student
WDCD Amsterdam 2024
What can we expect from this year’s programme?
Changing the course of the climate crisis means saving all that we can, while building a new way of life that is regenerative and restorative by design. It also means telling better stories about the world than those who are destroying it, and imagining a future that is more sustainable, equitable and beautiful than the past.
During the festival, we’ll explore what this might look like in practice through the lens of two core themes. Besides main stage talks, this year’s programme also includes a selection of interactive workshops and a special exhibition celebrating the winners of the Redesign Everything Challenge.
DESIGNING FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
Though climate change is a global problem, its burdens are not shared evenly across society. Those who pollute the least often suffer the most, and as a result of longstanding oppression, marginalised communities are also more vulnerable to compound challenges like food insecurity and mass displacement. To build a different future, we need a better understanding of how climate issues — and solutions — impact people differently across intersections like class, gender and race. What lies at the root of these inequalities? How are they baked into our lives, products and cities? And what can designers do today to contribute to collective liberation?
From Ancient Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence
In search of solutions, designers increasingly turn to ancestral and local ways of making, building and living. Often, this means revaluing or reviving traditional knowledge of materials, products and services that have been preserved within circular communities for centuries. At the same time, we are living in a time marked by artificial intelligence, and a fascination for all things virtual, augmented and data-driven. What role do old and new technologies play in the transition to a fair and sustainable future? How can we restore ancient knowledge in places deprived of their historical and cultural heritage? And what does it mean to seek wisdom in the age of information?
Afaina de Jong | Architect
Bobby Kolade | Fashion Designer
