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Fighting deforestation with drones and phones
Indigenous and local communities in the Amazon will soon start using drones, mobile phones, social media…
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‘If things are bad, that’s good’
‘Designers see the world upside-down. If things are bad, that’s good. If things are terrible, that’s…
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‘The Refugee Challenge has been a very uplifting experience’
‘I’ve seen a lot of design for refugees and design with refugees, but what I’m hoping…
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‘To build with straw bales you need a wooden structural frame’
A simple idea is not always as simply executed as it would seem. WDCD Refugee Challenge…
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INSPIRATIONAL FIGURES AT THE WDCD REFUGEE CHALLENGE GRAND FINALE
Today we enter the last week in our countdown towards the Grand Finale of the WDCD Refugee…
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A nice meeting over chorba and guima
There was chorba soup, and guima with a gumbu sauce and pancakes on the side. And…
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Makers Unite explores expanding to food production
What if Makers Unite would start growing food? The idea originated from the encounter of the…
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‘We want to become the ultimate rats’
‘My ultimate goal is that one of my students eventually will become a president or prime…
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A card that tells refugees everything they want to know
Focus, grow organically and emphasize the human factor. These were in a nutshell the advices IKEA…
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Meeting with kindred spirits in São Paulo
The occasion of What Design Can Do São Paulo offered several of the foreign speakers to…
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Exploding Cheetos and a burst of creativity
Day 1 of What Design Can Do São Paulo certainly was an absolute success! There was…
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Raising awareness for the feminine perspective
Three young women are changing the perception of women. In a studio meeting at Think Olga…
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‘Colombia has a huge refugee issue too’
Designers, or more in general visual artists, can do great work for better understanding complex issues…
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Fabulous speakers and fourteen opportunities for exchange
One week to go until the second edition of WDCD in São Paulo kicks off. All’s…
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‘Makers Unite develops into a complex matchmaking program’
‘Every day presents us a new challenge,’ says Thami Schweichler of Makers Unite, one of the…
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Arup supports Refugee Challenge with expert advise
We’re proud to announce that the international design and engineering firm Arup has joined the roster…
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Stubborn promotor of bicycle in São Paulo
WDCD returns to São Paulo with a fantastic line-up of speakers. Among them is Aline Cavalcante,…
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Test gamers wanted to preserve wildlife
Internet of Elephants, a company set up raise the interest in wildlife preservation, is seeking test…
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Celebrating the most innovative interactive films of the year
On Tuesday the Netherlands Film Festival announced the nominees of their annual Golden Calf Award for…
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Haiti eco-shelter first set up in museum
A 100% CNC-cut post-disaster shelter for Haiti designed by engineer and architect Pieter Stoutjesdijk is one…
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Download the Refugee Challenge Shortlist Poster Exhibition
With the holiday season slowly coming to an end, we’re about to enter the Accelerator Phase…
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Now Mine Kafon flies
A few years ago Design Academy graduate Massoud Hassani took the world by storm with his…
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Campaign Zero: A platform for ending police violence
In her talk at WDCD2016, documentary-maker Eefje Blankevoort spoke out for the importance of contributing to…
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And the winners are…
The five winners of the What Design Can Do Refugee Challenge have been announced: Makers Unite,…